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Both have appealed the decision with the Supreme Court, where they may have to wait between 3 and 9 months for a verdict.<\/p>\n<p>The outgoing Foreign Minister Lubom\u00edr Zaor\u00e1lek tried to secure their release during talks in Ankara, without success. He said their possible extradition to the Czech Republic was complicated by the fact that the Czech Republic would have to accept the verdict which goes against the Constitution of the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Turkish court of appeals has upheld a six year sentence for two Czech nationals, Mark\u00e9ta V\u0161elichov\u00e1 and Miroslav Farkas, who were sentenced to six years in prison in August of this year for allegedly supporting the Kurdish militia YPG, which Turkey considers a terrorist group. 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