Deputy Prime Minister Skromach to take legal action against TV Nova accusations

Deputy Prime Minister Zdenek Skromach intends to take legal action against a popular TV investigative programme that tied him to a controversial privatisation deal. On Wednesday, TV Nova's Na Vlastni Oci magazine said Mr Skromach was involved in the Unipetrol privatisation negotiations, widely believed to have been lined with corruption and shady business deals. Mr Skromach, who is also Labour and Social Affairs Minister, says he was never involved in the negotiations and will lodge a criminal complaint against the accusations.