Seven charged with subsidy fraud following police raids on Brno City Hall

Seven people have been charged with subsidy fraud following Tuesday’s police raid at the Brno City Hall, the ctk news agency reported. The individuals in question are suspected of involvement in large-scale fraud related to city housing projects. Deputy Mayor Petr Hladík, who was slated to take up the post of environment minister, is not among those charged but his office was also raided by the police and his Christian Democratic Party is now expected to put forward a different candidate for the post. The party leadership is to meet on Thursday to discuss the matter.