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Yes — TZ §312e public incitement to a terrorist offence, or public approval of a committed terrorist offence, or public praise of its perpetrator.

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    Yes — TZ §312e public incitement to a terrorist offence, or public approval of a committed terrorist offence, or public praise of its perpetrator.
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    § 312e odst. 1

    Trestní zákoník

    Target
    Public incitement to a terrorist offence, public approval of a committed terrorist offence, or public praise of its perpetrator
    Test
    Public. The second limb is approval / praise of a committed terrorist offence or of its perpetrator — independent of a further incitement-to-commit requirement on the face of the first paragraph.
    Max
    1 to 5 years (media / computer-network form is a qualified limb: 3 to 12 years)
    Kdo veřejně podněcuje ke spáchání teroristického trestného činu, nebo kdo veřejně schvaluje spáchaný teroristický trestný čin nebo pro něj veřejně vychvaluje jeho pachatele, bude potrestán odnětím svobody na jeden rok až pět let.

    Official Czech, zákon č. 40/2009 Sb. §312e odst. 1 as amended by zákon č. 270/2025 Sb. (in force 1 January 2026). Working English: whoever publicly incites the commission of a terrorist criminal offence, or publicly approves a committed terrorist criminal offence or publicly praises its perpetrator — 1 to 5 years.

    Cite · TZ §312e odst. 1, zákon č. 40/2009 Sb. (zákon č. 270/2025 Sb.) · as of 2026-09-05

    • This is a praise / approval crime. §355/356 (defamation of a nation / incitement to hatred) are overlay, not this quote.
    • Zákon 270/2025 lowered the base range from 2–10 years to 1–5 years as of 1 January 2026. The approval / praise verbs were not touched.
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