Police have charged 18 people over a violent attack on participants of a protest in Frýdek-Místek last September. According to police, 11 adults and seven juveniles face charges for the incident, which took place on 19 September 2025 in the Sady Bedřicha Smetany area. Several protesters were injured, and two were hospitalized with facial fractures. Prosecutors say the attackers had agreed in advance on assaulting the demonstrators. The police charges include disorderly conduct, with some of the accused also charged with causing bodily harm and with violence against a group of people and against an individual. Police say the action targeted a march against fascism and racism. The procession was called by the local collective Děti smetí, and police reports that masked young men attacked the participants before running away. In the immediate aftermath, police detained seven people at the scene. Investigators then continued working through the case for more than a year, using material gathered from within the so-called underworld and information from informants. Romea.cz reported on the attack at the time, describing witnesses saying around 30 masked neo-Nazis were involved, some equipped with telescopic batons, tactical gloves and other gear. Witness accounts at the time said the attackers focused on the back of the march and shouted slogans directed against antifa. Police now say the attackers were driven by disagreement with a march by anarchists against fascism. They also state that the motive was linked to the planned protest confrontation. The police also reported that two injured people suffered fractures of the jaw, cheekbones and nose and were treated in hospital. One of the most seriously injured participants, Marek, previously described being left disfigured and said a strike could have cost him his eye. Police have not set out whether the case was proven to involve extremist or other prejudiced motivation, but organizers and participants at the time referred to the attackers as neo-Nazis. The accused are charged, and investigators have continued their work leading up to the charges. Police report that adults could face up to five years in prison, while juveniles face half of that maximum.