Participants in anti-communist resistance awarded

Defence Minister Alexandr Vondra awarded participants in the anti-communist resistance on Tuesday for the first time since the ratification of new legislation recognising their acts. A total of 23 people were awarded with certificates and badges, including four who were honoured in memoriam. Mr Vondra said in introduction that the country was paying back an enormous debt and told the recipients that freedom exists today thanks to people like them.