Foreign minister did not commit high treason

The Prague State Attorney has rejected an attempt to get Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg investigated on charges of high treason for signing a missile defense treaty with the United States. The State Attorney dealt with the matter on the grounds of a criminal complaint lodged by an anti-radar activist, student Martin Kadrman. The treaty that Prague and Washington signed in July should enable Washington to site a tracking radar on Czech soil as part of a US global missile defence shield intended to counter the threat of an attack from so called “rogue” states such as Iran. The deal still needs to get approval from the Czech Parliament. Opinion surveys indicate that the majority of Czechs do not want a US radar on Czech territory.