The next public hearing in the Fénix 2 case will take place on June 9, 2026, at 8:15 a.m. at the Regional Court in Ústí nad Labem. As one of the defendants in this case, I would like to make a few brief remarks.

Publicly available sources indicate that since 2010, there have been at least 17 arson attacks on property in the Czech Republic for which anarchists have publicly claimed responsibility. Specifically, there were two arson attacks on toll booths, one on the Greek Embassy, nine on police cars, four on cars belonging to capitalists, and one on a Security Camera Store…

In total, property damage amounting to tens of millions of crowns was caused, but despite years of investigation and court proceedings, no one was convicted.

The police and the courts have plenty of technology, resources, and personnel at their disposal, yet someone is deliberately setting cars and other property on fire right under their noses, without anyone being able to prove who is behind it. Yet they keep trying and refuse to give up. The trial in the Fénix 2 case is still ongoing. They continue to try to link me and my friends to some of the aforementioned property attacks, to convict us, and to punish us. They still cling to the fantasy that anarchists’ direct actions happen because someone is inciting them or promoting something. But as is generally known, anarchists neither need nor want leaders who will tell them what to do and how to do it. If anarchists carry out offensive direct actions, they certainly have their own reasons and considerations for why they do so. I believe they are more motivated by the sight of police harassing, beating, torturing, or sending someone to prison than by what someone writes, says, or publishes.