Blažek: some of anti-corruption unit’s proceedings “theatrical”

The minister of justice, Pavel Blažek, has described some criminal proceedings carried out by the police’s anti-corruption unit as “theatrical”. In a letter to the head of the force, Martin Červíček, quoted by the Czech News Agency, the minister also criticised what he called the “personal media promotion” of senior police officials. The letter was sent in April during a dispute between the Prague supreme state attorney, Lenka Bradáčová, and the then head of the anti-corruption unit, Tomáš Martinec; she had requested that Colonel Červíček evaluate the work of the unit. The police president has refused to comment on the letter.

Author: Ian Willoughby