Head of Finance Ministry’s international legal department resigns

The head of the Finance Ministry’s international legal department, Radek Šnábl, resigned on Monday over the fact that in April, he received a two year suspended sentence for tax fraud. Radek Šnábl said he had tendered his resignation to the then finance minister, Miroslav Kalousek, shortly after the verdict was announced but Mr Kalousek did not accept it. Mr Šnajbl represented the state in several international arbitration disputes. He has signed a non-competition clause that he would not work against the Finance Ministry.