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The governor of the Moravia-Silesia Region, Jan Krkoška from the opposition ANO party, is accused of large-scale bribery within an organized criminal group, Denik.cz reported. The case, which is 12 years old and will be heard in court this week, involves around 200 people, According to the National Centre for Combating Organised Crime, doctors accepted bribes from pharmaceutical companies in return for prescribing their drugs whenever possible. In total, the bribes amounted to approximately CZK 12 million. The case concerns a period between 2009 and 2012 when Jan Krkoška worked for the pharmaceutical company Interchemia Prague. If convicted he could face up to 10 years in prison.