Photo and personal information of Lukáš Borl published on the national police website (date of birth censored by the No Trace Project)[1].
In 2015, house raids took place and several people were charged with crimes as part of an operation called “Fenix”[2]. Some of them were accused of the arson of a police car in 2014[3]. Some of them were accused of having planned to attack a train.
Some of the people were detained for several months before being released. One of them, Lukáš Borl, entered clandestinity to avoid arrest and stayed in clandestinity for several months before being arrested and detained for several months[4].
In a 2017 trial, the people were acquitted. In a 2018 appeal, the acquittals were confirmed[5].
Techniques used
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Detection dogs | In one of the house raids, the police used detection dogs trained to detect explosives[3]. | |
| Infiltrators | Two police officers infiltrated the network of the defendants for several months[6]. During their infiltration, the two officers:
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| Mass surveillance | ||
| Civilian snitches | When Lukáš Borl was in clandestinity his photo and personal information were published on the national police website to encourage civilians to send information about him to the police[7]. | |