Parliamentary committee recommends that Vondruska is stripped of his immunity

The Mandate and Immunity Committee of the lower house recommended on Thursday that Communist MP Josef Vodruska should be stripped of his political immunity. Mr. Vondruska stands accused of torturing political prisoners when he worked as a prison guard in Minkovice jail in the 1980s. Police want to question Mr. Vondruska in connection with charges filed by former inmates. Mr. Vondruska denies all allegations. The lower house is expected to make a final decision on the matter in late September.