Czech president calls on Norwegian king to speed up Michalák brothers’ custody case
Czech President Miloš Zeman has written a letter to Norwegian King Harald V over the high-profile case involving a Czech mother, Eva Michaláková, living in Norway, whose children were placed in foster homes, the president’s spokesman Jiří Ovčáček said on Tuesday. Mr Zeman has asked King Harald to stand up for a quick solution of the case with regard to the children’s interest. The two boys - now aged six and nine – were taken from their mother and father over alleged sexual abuse, but the Norwegian authorities have refused to make the information public to protect the children’s privacy. In the letter, which was sent to the Norwegian king last week, Mr Zeman also said that the case has been disrupting Czech-Norwegian relations as well as Norway’s image in the Czech Republic.