Government gives extra 69 million to anti-corruption unit

Following a proposal from the deputy prime minister, Karolína Peake, the Czech government decided to increase the budget of the police anti-corruption unit by 69 million crowns. The LIDEM party chairwoman indicated that the technical equipment of the unit is in a deplorable state. Around 39 million crowns from the newly allocated funds will be used to purchase new vehicles, and more than nine million for new computers. More than 20 million will be used to expand the unit’s staff.