President's spokesman says article not the one head of state referred to

The president's spokesman, Jiří Ovčáček, has rejected suggestions that an article called 'Hitler - Gentleman' published in Rudé Právo in 1937 and uncovered recently by a Czech historian is the article to which President Zeman referred in a speech in 2015. The article found bears striking similarities to references made by the head of state but with notable exceptions: the article was not written by journalist Ferdinand Peroutka and was against and not in favour of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Mr Zeman had also said the article had been from 1936. Mr Ovčáček suggested the find could be a useful "clue" in the continued search.

Author: Jan Velinger