Fresh criminal complaint filed against controversial government politician Jiří Čunek

A fresh criminal complaint has been filed against Jiří Čunek, who is deputy prime minister and minister for regional development. Jiří Jehlička of the Czech Debtors Central Register says in the complaint that a previous investigation into allegations Mr Čunek took bribes failed to address important issues in the case. The police’s anti-corruption unit are now examining whether there was indeed a failure to follow correct procedure. Mr Čunek quit his two cabinet posts but was reinstated when the bribe-taking investigation was dropped by a state attorney. The Christian Democrats leader has been involved in a number of scandals, including over apparent racist comments he made about the Czech Republic’s Romany minority.