Court finalizes decision to release Kateřina Pancová

Former head of the Kladno hospital and a co-defendant in the David Rath corruption case, Kateřina Pancová, will be let out on bail after spending the last 16 months in police custody. Ms. Pancová is being tried together with former Central Bohemian governor and nine other people in a large-scale corruption case involving bribe taking and manipulation of tenders. The Prague Regional Court agreed to release Ms. Pancová in early September, but on Friday it finalized the decision by rejecting the State Prosecutor’s appeal which claimed she was at flight risk. Mr. Rath and another key defendant, former MP Petr Kott, remain in custody.