State attorney proposes 13 people from controversial ČEZ squad be charged with oppression

The state attorney has proposed that 13 people from a controversial, now defunct squad run by the state-owned energy giant ČEZ to deal with customers suspected of stealing electricity, be charged with oppression. News website iDnes was the first to break the story on Friday, reporting that proceedings against a further 17 individuals had been dropped. The recommendation will now be passed onto the regional state attorney’s office in Olomouc. Controversy over the ČEZ squad erupted in early February, when images of the team’s behaviour, suggesting a wrongful use of authority, were first broadcast on national TV.