Pravo: Police charge five in ministry corruption case

Police have charged five people in connection with alleged corruption in public tenders at the defence ministry, the Saturday edition of Pravo has reported. One of the individuals charged is said to be a ministry official, while the other four are from the business sector. According to Pravo, all five will be charged with fraud, which may have caused damages between 500, 000 to 5 million crowns; if found guilty, each could face between three to eight years in jail. In addition, the paper writes, members of the group will also be charged for bribery and for abusing the powers of a public official.