Former Prague High Court judge Ivan Elischer found guilty of corruption

The Prague Municipal Court has once again issued a guilty verdict in the case of Ivan Elischer, a former judge of the Prague High Court, who is charged with corruption. The length of the sentence has not yet been announced. The prosecutor is seeking a nine-year prison sentence and a financial penalty.

According to the indictment, Elischer accepted bribes from members of the Vietnamese community in exchange for influencing drug-related cases at the High Court. In addition to accepting bribes, he is accused of abuse of power, aiding offenders, and unauthorized access to a computer system. Key evidence in the case includes wiretap recordings.