Mr Mitrofanov said that is what Mr Zeman is expecting.

BBC: Czechs look to post-Havel life

"His deeds for the sake of the Czech Republic were very good, but it makes no sense to complain that he will not be here anymore, " Mr Mitrofanov said.

BBC: Czechs look to post-Havel life

"If he is convinced of his innocence, he can fully prove his innocence with the help of a lawyer, " Alexei Mitrofanov, of the nationalist Liberal Democratic Party was quoted by the RIA-Novosti news agency as saying.

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