Charges filed against ex-PM Babiš over alleged fraud

The state prosecutor has filed charges against former Czech prime minister, Andrej Babiš, over alleged subsidy fraud. A spokesperson for the Prague State Prosecutor’s Office said on Monday that indictments had been filed against the ANO party leader and an advisor in connection with the drawing of around CZK 50 million in European Union grants for Stork’s Nest, a conference centre near Prague.

Mr. Babiš denies any wrongdoing and says the matter is intended to drive him out of politics.