Police charge five in Znojmo town hall corruption case

Police and the state prosecutor have charged a city official in Znojmo abuse of power as a public official; four other people from the private sector were charged with bribery. The charges come a day after the police raided the municipal offices of the South Moravian town and allegedly found evidence of corruption in the departments focusing on property and development. A town hall clerk was arrested on Thursday afternoon and remains in custody; police have said that no elected officials are under investigation. The investigation is believed to involve a 2009 tender for construction work carried out in the city centre.