Police look into failure to report corruption

A state attorney has asked the police to ascertain whether Czech top officials who were informed about the possibility of manipulation with public tenders at the Environment Ministry did not break the law in failing to report the matter. The case relates to a recent government scandal that led to the resignation of the environment minister and an unsuccessful vote of no-confidence in the centre right coalition government. It emerged that the head of the Environmental Fund had taped several conversations implicating a number of people and had warned both the former environment minister and the prime minister of what was going on weeks before the daily Mlada Fronta Dnes broke the story. Neither official contacted the police.