The foundation will announce a competition for a statue of Milada Horáková

Prague - Hundreds of people today commemorated the judicial murder of politician Milada Horáková and other victims of the Communist regime in Prague. Dozens gathered at the cemetery in Ďáblice, while a procession of several hundred students made its way to the monument to victims of the Communist regime at Újezd. The organizers, who are striving to build a monument to Horáková, also announced today that they will announce a public competition for the design of the statue this Friday.
    Horáková, a lawyer and National Socialist deputy, was executed 64 years ago on June 27 after a fabricated trial. She was accused of alleged treason and espionage. She was also imprisoned during World War II for participating in the anti-Nazi resistance.
    Earlier in the morning, her personality was commemorated by hundreds of primary and secondary school students at the National Theatre, where the organization People in Need screened the documentary film The Case of Dr. Horáková. Actor Jan Přeučil, whose father was tried alongside Horáková in the same case, also spoke to the children in a pre-recorded video. The court sentenced him to life in prison, but he was conditionally released in 1963.
    Approximately 800 students then marched with banners reading "Communism hurts even today" or "Against the loss of memory" to the nearby memorial at Újezd. At the memorial, dozens of them laid red roses. "Horáková would undoubtedly be glad that the strength of her beliefs had a purpose," said Prague Mayor Tomáš Hudeček to ČTK regarding Horáková's legacy.
    Activists want to draw attention to the criminal nature of the Communist regime at three stands in central Prague, where students in prison uniforms will distribute leaflets to passersby.
    Dozens of people also remembered the victims of the Communist regime at the cemetery in Ďáblice near the honorary burial site of political prisoners. There are dozens of people buried in mass graves there, including Catholic priest Josef Toufar, who was tortured during interrogations by the StB.
    In the afternoon, dozens of people also paid tribute to Horáková at a memorial service at Vyšehrad Cemetery. They laid wreaths and flowers at her symbolic grave.
    A statue is also planned to commemorate Horáková, which is to be erected at the end of Sněmovní Street in Prague. The Stránský Foundation, named after former Minister of Justice Jaroslav Stránský, plans to announce an architectural-artistic competition for its design on Friday. The foundation was established by doctor and politician Martin Jan Stránský. The winner is to be announced symbolically on November 17. The submitted designs will then be exhibited at Topič's Salon on Národní třída in Prague.
    To fund the statue, the foundation has set up an account 8123455001/5500. "We call on every true Czech, Czech woman, or organization operating in our country to help us with a financial contribution to build a truly honorable reminder of human courage, morality, and national pride - these are indeed the attributes we should increasingly recognize as a nation today," said Stránský.