 A former Czech army doctor convicted of shooting dead Nigeria's consul to Prague after falling prey to fraudsters has been spared his full jail term. Prague's public prosecutor decided not to oppose a court motion to free Jiri Pasovsky, 74, on grounds of ill health. He was sentenced in June to eight years in jail, cut to five on appeal. Pasovsky killed consul Michael Lekara Wayid, 50, and injured another embassy employee in 2003 after losing more than $600,000 (£340,000) to Nigerian conmen. He is said to have been persuaded to give his bank details to someone posing as a senior Nigerian official. | Sigh, you'd think people would be smarter than that |
Pasovsky now suffers cancer and other illnesses, his lawyer said, and heard the verdict lying down. He was scarcely able to speak in court. |