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Elsewhere, Mr Langer said he was not planning to dismiss Police President Husak. In an interview with Pravo, the minister said, however, that Mr Husak would have to quit the post if he does not pass a security clearance test. Mr Langer recently ordered almost 1,000 senior police to undergo fresh vetting, after it emerged that the head of the Czech branch of Interpol obtained a negative screening certificate using a false name.

The police say they will not conclude an investigation into the killing of several patients at a hospital in east Bohemia until September or October. Former orderly Petr Zelenka has admitted to using a blood-thinning drug to kill eight patients at the hospital in Havlickuv Brod. But the Health Ministry has said the real figure could be as high as 13. Police said they were waiting for the results of a ministry inquiry, as well as expert analyses.

Radio Impuls was the most listened to radio station in the Czech Republic in the second half of last year, according to a study called Radio Projekt prepared by two polling agencies. Evropa 2 was second most popular, followed by Frekvence 1. Czech Radio's Radiozurnal and Praha stations were in fourth and firth place.

Meanwhile, Jan Koller - who stretched his own record to 48 international goals on Wednesday - has said he will retire completely after next year's European Championships. The giant striker, who is 34 next month, said he will return to the live in the Czech Republic after 12 years playing abroad.