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07/03/2007
Five Czech police officers have been accused of accepting bribes and abuse of public authority. The policemen as well as one civilian are suspected of giving preferential treatment to a private road assistance service by leaking information about car crashes and other accidents. The group is said to have been well organized and functioned on a professional level.
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07/03/2007
The Mostecka coal company will not press for the extension of lignite mining limits introduced by the Czechoslovak government in 1991. The company has been trying for several years to expand its mining activities in North Bohemia which was opposed by local inhabitants. Several villages and towns were demolished in the past due to coal mining in the area, including the town of Most which was destroyed in the 1970s. Environmental organisations have welcomed the company's announcement.
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07/03/2007
A court in Johannesburg will rule on the case of Czech fugitive billionaire Radovan Krejcir this Friday, Czech newspaper Mlada Fronta Dnes said. The court was supposed to reach a decision on Tuesday on whether he should be released on bail or extradited to the Czech Republic. Radovan Krejcir is wanted in the Czech Republic for extensive fraud and conspiracy to murder and was arrested in Johannesburg in April when trying to make a secret trip to South Africa.
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07/03/2007
Aero Vodochody, the biggest Czech arms producer, is close to signing a contract with Nigeria on the renovation of the Nigerian fleet of L-39 Albatros, one of the most successful Czech military aircrafts. According to the daily Hospodarske noviny, this could be a breakthrough deal for the Czech factory as it would be Aero's first foreign contract in ten years. The Czech producer is also concluding a deal with the Indonesian army for the new L-159 planes the factory has been hoping to sell abroad.
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07/03/2007
If agreement is reached on siting a US tracking radar on Czech territory the radar could also be positioned near the village of Misov, some 25 km south-east of Plzen in western Bohemia. It is one of three sites selected for this purpose by the Czech government. Villages close to the other two sites have already rejected the radar in local referendums. Czech and American expert teams started official negotiations on the radar earlier this year, and the Czech government has now launched an information campaign about it, hoping to convince the public about the desirability of the project.
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07/03/2007
The construction of the R35 expressway linking Hradec Kralove in eastern Bohemia with Olomouc in Moravia might be delayed due to a bird reserve near Pardubice. The reserve, founded in 2004 and included in the Natura 2000 network of protected areas, is allegedly not large enough to serve its purpose. The European Commission has warned the Czech government to correct this lapse. If the reserve were to be enlarged, it would necessitate changing the planned route of the R 35 expressway and cause a delay of about two years.
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07/03/2007
After a 0-0 draw on Saturday with the five-time champion Argentina at the under-20 football World Cup in Canada, the Czech national team faces North Korea. The Czech team knows little about its opponents because, like everything else, the football scene in North Korea is isolated and teams participate in few foreign events. However in 2002, the under-20 North Korean team surprised the sports world by winning the Asian Cup. The Czechs hope to score three points in the match that would ensure their advance to the last sixteen.
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07/02/2007
Czech Railways has warned that a planned strike by German train drivers on Tuesday could affect passengers in the Czech Republic. According to a Czech railways spokesman the strike is planned from 5am to 9 am on Tuesday which means that trains from Germany could be delayed in the course of the morning. Close to half of Germany's 20,000 train drivers are expected to join the strike in support of higher wages.
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07/02/2007
A court in Johannesburg is to decide on Tuesday whether Czech fugitive billionaire Radovan Krejcir will be released on bail or extradited to the Czech Republic. Radovan Krejcir is wanted in the Czech Republic for extensive fraud and conspiracy to murder. In 2005 he fled the Czech Republic, escaping with his family while the police were raiding his villa, and started a new life in the Seychelles where he had acquired citizenship. He was arrested on an Interpol warrant in Johannesburg in April when trying to make a secret trip to South Africa.
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07/02/2007
The police have arrested a six member gang believed to have been involved in racketeering local businessmen in the Karlovy Vary and Sokolov regions, in western Bohemia. Police spokeswoman Blanka Kosinova said the gang-members had been charged with conspiracy, blackmail, causing grievous bodily harm and bribery. She said the number of detained might not be final.
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