The Two Trials of Professor Vrzalík. Collaborant or victim of communist justice?

Abstract

The study presents the life story of one of the pineers of the Czech fascist movement and a representative of the First Republican Vlajka, Jan Vrzalík (1904−1971), who in the first half of the war tried to engage publicly in the Protectorate political scene. However, he was not found criminally responsible during the post-war retributions. He was arrested in 1959 and subsequently sentenced to an unconditional scene for anti-state activities, part of which he served in prison, although he was completely blind at the time.