Finance and justice ministers to present their findings on the bitcoin case today

Finance Minister Alena Schillerová and Justice Minister Jeroným Tejc will present their findings on the bitcoin case at a press briefing today. Tejc will also announce the results of an audit he commissioned after taking office at the ministry.

The police are still investigating last year’s acceptance of a billion-crown donation by the Ministry of Justice. Tomáš Jiřikovský, who donated the bitcoins to the ministry, is facing charges of money laundering. The case has sparked disagreements among the then governing parties of Petr Fiala’s cabinet.

Last year, under the leadership of Pavel Blažek, the Ministry of Justice accepted nearly one billion crowns in bitcoin from Jiřikovský, a convicted drug dealer. Blažek subsequently resigned amid criticism and suspended his membership in the Civic Democratic Party.