Court rejects Paroubek’s claim for apology and compensation over leaked police report

A Prague court has rejected a suit from Social Democrats chairman Jiří Paroubek aimed at winning an apology and financial compensation from Jan Kubice, a former head of the Czech police’s organised crime unit. Mr Paroubek said the so-called Kubice report, which was leaked to the media just before the last general elections, had harmed his party’s chances. The report suggested Mr Paroubek, who was then prime minister, the Interior Ministry and the head of the police were trying to influence investigations into serious crimes, including murder and large-scale embezzlement.