Attorney fined over loss of Radovan Krejcir's file

A State Attorney has been fined 15% of his wages for the next three months, having been found guilty of professional misconduct by the High Court in Olomouc. Mr. Horvath's wages were docked following the loss of a file on fugitive Czech businessman Radovan Krejcir, which was in his care at the time. The file was stolen from Mr. Horvath's car in May this year, where he had left it unattended. It was later retrieved and two people have been charged in connection with the theft. But the judge ruling in Mr. Horvath's case said today that 'a state attorney has to behave in such a way that the possibility of a file getting lost is minimal'. He deemed that Mr. Horvath's behaviour had been reckless. Mr. Horvath has already been suspended from his post as a result of the incident.

Radovan Krejcir is a fugitive businessman wanted in the Czech Republic on charges of fraud. A South African court is currently considering whether he should be extradited.