Police check another attempt at bribing witness in Cunek case

Police are investigating another alleged attempt at bribing Marcela Urbanova, a key witness in the case of Deputy Prime Minister and Christian Democrat chairman Jiri Cunek who has been accused of corruption, state attorney Petr Bares told the CTK news agency. The investigation has been initiated by an article in a regional Vsetin weekly which accuses Ms Urbanova, former secretary to Mr Cunek when he was still mayor of the town of Vsetin, of having taken a bribe for mediating a municipal contract for a private company.