Goalkeeper Bobby Zlamal has doubled down on a bizarre dig at Rangers as he continued his defence of Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela.
The shot-stopper, who spent time on loan last term with St Mirren and St Johnstone from Hearts, previously claimed the Ibrox side had used the incident to 'cover up their shortcomings'.
Zlamal revealed he was asked to apologise for the comments but snubbed the opportunity insisting he had nothing to apologise for.
Shamed Kudela will miss Scotland's Euro 2020 clash with the Czech Republic after receiving a 10-game ban for whispering a vile slur to midfielder Glen Kamara during the last 16 Europa League clash.
Zlamal said in an interview with ČTK ahead of the Hampden showdown: “Here (in Scotland) the case still resonates and is being resolved, especially with Rangers fans.
"I also had a bit of a problem with that, because I expressed my opinion in the Czech media. Scottish newspapers took it over and interpreted it in their own way, and I was advised to apologise.
"But I stand by my statement and I do not see anything for which I should apologise.
"I absolutely disagree with racism and I oppose any racist behaviour.
"In the case of Kudela, however, the presumption of innocence, which is one of the main pillars of the Western world, should be respected.
"No one can accuse Ondrej of something that only the two of them know with Kamara.
"Anyone could come up with any accusation. If he told him something racist, let's give him the ultimate punishment. But there is no evidence here and I don't know what he was tried on they gave him a ten-match ban.“
The former Sparta Prague goalkeeper previously revealed very different viewpoint on the incident to his teammates in the Tynecastle dressing room as debate between the players raged after the vile incident
He said: "Only the racism was discussed. They saw it differently than I did. The subject was quite hot and explosive, now it is calmer.
"No one in Scotland spoke about the tackles, only the racism. I pointed out how the match was played. Aggressive football is standard for Scots, but this went too far.
"The racism was great for Rangers because it covered up all their shortcomings as Slavia beat them. Rangers players are definitely no saints."
