Human rights representative Michael Kocáb resigns

Prime Minister Petr Nečas has confirmed that the government’s representative for human rights, Michael Kocáb, has offered his resignation. Mr Nečas said his cabinet had not yet had the opportunity to discuss the matter, but that he believed it would garner little debate. Last week, the Prime Minister announced Mr Kocáb’s resignation after a meeting and publically thanked him for his work in the field of human rights. Mr Kocáb then told the press that he had in fact not offered to leave his post. The situation resulted in a row between the two, with Mr Nečas saying he would ask the cabinet to dismiss him if he did not resign on his own. The Prime Minister wants to replace the post of human rights representative with a controversial conservative advisor Roman Joch.