Czech anti-corruption police accuse three people of EU subsidy fraud

Police officers from the National Centre against Organized Crime (NCOZ) has accused three people of damaging the financial interests of the European Union and subsidy fraud, allegedly by drawing subsidies for fictional scientific projects. . Three legal persons have also been charged.

NCOZ spokesman Jaroslav Ibehej said in a press release that the damages amounted to 130 million crowns and the suspects had tried to draw an equal amount. He noted that this is the first case in which the centre has cooperated directly with the European Public Prosecutors Office.