Witness at Čunek corruption trial cleared of perverting the course of justice

The former deputy mayor of Vsetín who was handed a one year suspended prison sentence for perverting the course of justice in the case of politician Jiří Čunek has been cleared of all charges by an appeal court in Olomouc. Jaromír Kudlík was handed a suspended sentence last December when a court ruled that he provided a false alibi for Mr Čunek, who stood accused of accepting a 500,000-crown bribe. On Tuesday, the Regional Court in Olomouc overturned this ruling. Former Head of the Christian Democrats and former Regional Development Minister Jiří Čunek was accused of accepting bribes from local property developers before all charges against him were dropped. Members of the Czech judiciary came under fire for the role that they played in Mr Čunek’s case.