Czech opposition leader hit in head with crutch at rally

The Czech opposition leader and former Prime Minister Andrig Babis were in his head with a metal crutch during an electoral gathering.

He was transferred to the hospital for tests and he was discontinued shortly. A woman was not identified, in the hospital due to the same accident.

The attacker was detained by the police. His motive is still unclear.

The Babis attack was widely condemned, but his party blamed the government for the hate campaign “in advertising and social media”.

The accident occurred during a gathering in Dobra, about 376 km (234 miles) east of the capital, Prague.

His colleague, Representative Alish Gothsla, who was with Babis in the march, said that the leader of the Anu party (yes) was injured in his head several times.

He was taken to the hospital by car where, after a CT scan was performed, the doctors separated him.

The Czech police said in a short statement of X that the suspect had been arrested by the officers present in the gathering “immediately after the attack.” They said that it is being investigated as a “irregular behavior”, but it can be expanded if necessary.

Babis served as the Czech Prime Minister between 2017 and 2021.

His deputy, Alina Schilrova, blamed the attack on “hatred spread by the ruling parties.”

“This is a direct result of their campaign based on fear and division,” she said.

Prime Minister Peter Viela wished that Babis would recover quickly and informed a gathering in the elections about his party that “violence does not belong to politics.”

The Czech Republic is scheduled to vote in the general elections on October 3 and 4.