Head of Supreme Audit Office gets suspended sentence for thwarting audit

A Prague court has handed the head of the Supreme Audit Office Frantisek Dohnal an eighteen month suspended sentence for failing to allow an investigation into the office’s financing. After receiving reports about mismanagement of funds from inside the Supreme Audit Office, Czech MPs appointed an independent auditing firm and set up a commission to look into the matter. Mr. Dohnal refused to cooperate with them or provide access to relevant documents, saying he would not bow to political pressure. He has appealed the verdict.