Lidove Noviny: Director of Czech TV was member of Communist Party

A Czech daily has reported that the head of public broadcaster Czech TV, Jiri Janecek, was a member of Czechoslovakia's Communist Party. Friday's Lidove Noviny writes that Mr Janecek joined in August 1981. Mr Janecek, who became director of Czech TV in 2003, said that he terminated his membership when the communist regime in Czechoslovakia collapsed in 1989. Czech TV Council members had reportedly not been told of Mr Janecek's past membership. Earlier in the week the council dealt with the case of Frantisek Lambert, until now financial and programming director for the broadcaster, who is a former member of the People's Militia. For the time being he has been allowed to stay on as financial director.