Prague committee sees 1.0 billion crowns spent on security cameras

Around 1.0 billion crowns could be spent in Prague over the next decade on developing the capital’s security camera system, according to Prague City Hall’s security committee. At the moment there are around 1,000 security cameras in the city, most of them, around 220 each, are in the central Prague 1 district and Prague 8. The system has been gradually rolled out since 1997 but critics complain there is no overall plan and much depends on how local district councils want to encourage surveillances systems. The committee’s plans would have still to be cleared by the executive and city council.

Author: Chris Johnstone