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Vaclav
Havel
Vetoes
Bill
Criminalizing
Drug
Possession
4/10/98
 Vaclav Havel, legendary fighter for freedom and human rights and now President of the Czech Republic, has vetoed a bill this week (4/6/98) which would have banned possession of drugs for personal use in that country. Havel cited human rights concerns. Spokesman Ladislav Spacek told Reuter's News Service, "The President reached the opinion that the law would lead to the prosecution of victims rather than culprits." Reuter's also reports that experts have warned the Czech president that such a law would drive up drug prices, fueling crime, and that criminalized addicts would be less likely to seek treatment.
(See this week's editorial for commentary.)
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Issue #37, 4/10/98
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