Filip Turek consulting lawsuit against President Pavel with coalition partners

Honorary president of the Motorists party and MP Filip Turek says his lawyers have prepared a draft lawsuit for protection of personality rights against President Petr Pavel over his refusal to appoint him  minister of the environment and the stated reasons for his decision.

Speaking to journalists ahead of a meeting of coalition leaders, Turek said he wanted to discuss his next steps with coalition partners. Turek said he was deeply offended by the president’s justification as to why he was unsuitable for the post of minister, particularly the president’s claim that he is a Nazi sympathiser, arguing that the posts he had placed on social media were intended as black humor. According to Turek, the president has voluntarily entered a political confrontation by failing to respect the results of October’s general elections.