Outcome of Čunek audit still unknown

Czech Deputy Prime Minister Jiří Čunek says he has not been informed about the outcome of an investigation into his private finances and is refusing to speculate with regard to its possible impact. Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg ordered and paid for the investigation by the private US detective agency Kroll in the wake of a drawn out corruption scandal surrounding Mr. Čunek. The deputy prime minister was accused of taking a one and a half million crown bribe while serving as mayor of Vsetín, but the state attorney concluded there was not enough evidence to press charges. Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg said that if the Kroll investigation did not clear the deputy prime minister then he himself would resign from office. Mr. Schwarzenberg received the results of the investigation a week ago but has not made any public announcement, fuelling speculation as to the audit’s outcome.