Minister Jurečka ready to consider resignation over party amidst tragic shooting

Czech Labour and Social Affairs Minister Marian Jurečka is "ready to consider his resignation" over a Christmas party held at the ministry at the time of the tragic shooting at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University. The Minister made the statement in a debate program on Czech Television on Sunday.

In an interview for CNN Prima, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said he was not planning to dismiss Jurečka’s at the moment. He said the minister had apologized, but he should explain the situation better.

According to witnesses, the party at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs on the day of the shooting continued until midnight, despite the ministry’s earlier claims that the event had been prematurely terminated around 9 p.m. Jurečka had previously acknowledged that the event should have been canceled earlier and apologized if it offended anyone.