Judge, who faked report, resigns

Czech judge Pavel Nagy, who forged a report on court proceedings, has resigned. The news was released by Justice Ministry spokeswoman Zuzana Kuncová on Friday. In early March, a disciplinary panel of the Supreme Court allowed the judge to continue, suffering only a 25 percent cut to his salary for six months. But Justice Minister Jiří Pospíšil had called on Mr Nagy to resign and leave the judiciary. Mr Nagy had missed court proceedings and fabricated and registered a final defence speech in the protocol and issued a verdict as if the proceedings had taken place. He later argued that he suffered from stress and a sleep disorder. In March, the justice minister filed a criminal complaint against Mr Nagy for forgery and abuse of power.