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Czech man accused of knowingly spreading HIV under trial

Xinhua, February 14, 2017 Adjust font size:

Zlin Regional Court in Brno, the Czech Republic, held a trial on Monday over a Czech HIV-infected man accused of knowingly spreading the virus to at least two men.

If found guilty, he will be sentenced up to 12 years in prison.

According to the case, the man is accused of transmitting the HIV virus to two people without prior disclosing of his HIV positive status.

The defendant refused to admit guilty. The accused has been HIV positive since 2005.

The presiding judge of the court said that such cases should be strictly monitored in the Czech Republic as it can bring serious harm to the population.

The dates for next hearing and final judgment have not been decided. Endit