Police raid Czech railway authority

Police carried out a raid on Tuesday at the Prague headquarters of the Czech Railway Administration (Správa železnic) and at other locations across the city, the spokesperson of the National Centre Against Organized Crime (NCOZ) confirmed to Czech Radio. According to the investigative portal Odkryto.cz, the operation concerns public contracts, including the reconstruction of a railway node by Pardubice and the construction of Brno’s new station.

A spokesperson for the Railway Administration said the authorities requested certain documents and confirmed that the agency is fully cooperating. According to Odkryto.cz, the raid also involves the Road and Motorway Directorate (ŘSD).