Court case against former PM and wife reopens

Monday saw the re-opening of the court case against former prime minister Petr Necas, his wife and former cabinet section chief Jana Nečasová and the former deputy agriculture minister Roman Boček, Czech Television reports. The trio face charges of bribery in connection with a deal the former prime minister struck in the autumn of 2012 with three former Civic Democrat MPs to facilitate the passing of government-sponsored tax legislation by the lower house.

Although the accused were acquitted of the charges two years ago by the District Court for Prague 1. The acquittal was cancelled by the board of appeals in September of 2021 and the case has now reopened. Mr Nečas and his wife maintain that they are innocent. If they are found guilty of corruption they could face up to 6 years in prison.