Businessman wanted by court, Czech police, returns to the Czech Rep

Czech businessman Tomas Pitr, sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for tax fraud in November, has returned to the Czech Republic for the first time since December 23rd. Last month a Prague court issued a warrant for his arrest for fear Mr Pitr might attempt to flee from justice during a holiday abroad. But, on Thursday, Mr Pitr and his defense team appeared before a Prague court reportedly to meet the court's terms. These are said to include Mr Pitr paying bail of an estimated 15 million crowns (around 627,000 US dollars), as well as surrendering his Czech passport and pledging not to leave the country ahead of upcoming legal proceedings. Earlier, Tomas Pitr appealed his sentence and until now has maintained he has no intentions of trying to escape.