GIBS investigating several cases of professional misconduct by high-ranking officers

The General Inspectorate of the Security Forces (GIBS) is investigating multiple cases of possible professional misconduct by officers from the protective service unit - an elite police body guarding politicians and strategic government buildings. According to media reports, some of the cases involve, for example, reporting overtime on shifts when the officers in question were actually at home, and security guards who were supposed to be protecting the American ambassador disappearing without permission. There are also witness reports of commanders abusing their position and using official cars for leisure purposes, such as their wives using them to get to the international film festival in Karlovy Vary. Czech news site Seznam Zprávy writes that some of these practices, such as the false reporting of overtime, thanks to which the officers managed to get up to CZK 40,000 extra per month added to their salaries, have been going on for years.