State attorney's dismissal from case angers opposition

Radim Obst, the state attorney in charge of the legal case against Deputy Prime Minister Jiri Cunek (charged with corruption) has been replaced by another attorney over a procedural mistake; Supreme State Attorney Renata Vesecka made the news public on Friday. The move saw strong reaction from the opposition during a parliamentary session, interrupted on Friday after both Social Democrat and Communist MPs failed to push through debate on the Cunek case. The Social Democrats have accused the government of trying to manipulate proceedings, an accusation the coalition has rejected. The Social Democrats have said they may consider calling for a vote of no-confidence on the centre-right government.