Supreme Court rejects former PM's appeal in bribe case

The Supreme Court rejected the appeals of former Prime Minister Petr Nečas and former Deputy Minister of Agriculture Roman Boček. The case, which led to the fall of the government in 2013 and caused a political earthquake, has been in and out of courts for years. It involved offering positions in exchange for dissenting MPs stepping down from parliament in order to pass a tax bill. Both Nečas and Boček received suspended sentences and financial penalties. Nečas was sentenced to 2.5 years and fined CZK 1 million, while Boček received a two-year sentence and a CZK 300,000 fine. Their last legal option is to file a constitutional complaint.