BREAKING NEWS: Czech firm agrees to sell pig farm on Romani genocide site

The pig farm on the grounds of the former WWII-era concentration camp for Romani people at Lety u Písku. The roses were put on the fence on 24 June 2017 by advocates of removing the farm. (PHOTO: František Bikár, Romea.cz)

Czech Radio's Radiožurnál station reports that the AGPI agricultural company has held its general meeting and agreed to transfer the pig farm at Lety to the Czech state. The firm has not announced the price.

ryz, translated by Gwendolyn Albert

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Aktuality, Holocaust, Lety u Písku, romské oběti nacismu

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