Czech tennis chief taken into custody over subsidy fraud case

Czech Tennis Association president Ivo Kaderka, and Vojtěch Flégl, member of the supervisory board, who are accused of massive fraud, have been taken into custody for fear that they might try to influence witnesses.

According to the police, the two men are key figures in a scam involving millions of crowns in state subsidies intended for tennis and youth sports organizations.

Five people and five legal entities were charged by the police following Tuesday’s raid on the headquarters of the Czech Tennis Federation.

Both Kaderka and Flégl claim they are innocent and have filed a complaint against the decision to hold them in custody.