Miloslav Rozner (born 29 March 1977) is a Czech politician and businessman who was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from October 2017 to October 2021. In April 2022, he was convicted for genocide denial and sentenced to a six-month suspended prison sentence.
Miloslav Rozner | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 21 October 2017 – 21 October 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1977 České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | SPD |
Early career
editRozner has previously worked in a bakery and in a gas station. He went into business related to culture during the 1990s. Between 1996 and 2012 he organised 887 cultural events.[1]
Political career
editDebate performances
editRozner joined Freedom and Direct Democracy[when?] and became the party's spokesperson on culture, and lead candidate in South Bohemia for the 2017 legislative election. He participated in a debate held by Czech Television, where his performance was received negatively and met with laughter.[2] He was visibly unprepared and seemed to be confused, had a problem forming a coherent sentence, wasn't paying attention to questions or what other debaters said and had problems responding. He answered most of the questions by reading prepared statements. His answer to one of the questions that received much attention was "Sure, maybe I totally disagree with you."[3]
Several quotations from Rozner from the debates went viral, and Rozner became a celebrity on social media, and the target of memes and jokes. A satirical Facebook page, Miloslav Rozner - Minister of Culture, was created soon afterwards and attracted thousands of likes within a matter of days.[4] A satirical website called Minister of Culture was launched at the end of October 2017, celebrating some quotes by Rozner and hosting recordings of Rozner's answers.[5]
He was eventually elected.[6]
Parliamentary career
editAfter his election, Rozner continued to receive a lot of attention from the media. Asked about his party's post-election strategy, he answered "I do not want to get in the middle of that, so I do not have to worry about getting out of it and saying something wrong. I do not want to influence anything, I'll see what Tomio negotiates for us".[7][8]
On 22 November 2017, Rozner became a member of the Mandate and Immunity Committee.[9][10]
In April 2022, Rozner was sentenced to a six-month suspended prison sentence for the crime of genocide denial, for his statements questioning the existence of the Lety concentration camp.[1] The sentence is final.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b Rozner, Miloslav (29 October 2012). "ROZHOVOR: Tublatanka je srdcovka a nadupaná show, říká Míla Rozner". Českobudějovický deník (in Czech). Interviewed by Václav Koblenc. Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Lídra SPD zdrtil posměch, tak prozradil, co stálo za jeho televizním blábolením". Expres.cz. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Faux pas v televizi. Byl jsem nervózní, se slovní zásobou problém nemám, říká kandidát SPD". Lidovky.cz. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Okamurova smečka: Hrdinové lidu, pokrytci a milovníci dezinformací". Tiscali.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Zabruš: Legenda Míla Rozner má svůj web. Pusťte si jeho nejlepší výroky" (in Czech). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Milan Hnilička a legendární odborník SPD na kulturu se stali poslanci. Kdo má naopak smůlu a musí balit?". EuroZprávy.cz. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Zestátnění, totalita i vybrušování. Výroky poslanců, které rezonují po volbách nejen na facebooku či twitteru". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ ""Nechci zabrušovat, abych nemusel vybrušovat." Okamurův muž čelí posměchu". Echo24.cz (in Czech). 25 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "ANO, SPD a KSČM prosadily do čela mandátového výboru komunistu Grospiče". iDNES.cz. Mafra. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Miloslav Rozner se stal členem mandátového a imunitního výboru". G.cz (in Czech). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Za výrok o táboře v Letech potvrdil soud Roznerovi podmíněný trest". ČeskéNoviny.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.