Police raid VZP headquarters, arrest 19 over suspected contract irregularities

Police arrested 19 people during a raid at the headquarters of the General Health Insurance Company (VZP) in Prague on Monday, the High Public Prosecutor’s Office confirms. The operation, led by the National Centre against Organised Crime (NCOZ), focuses mainly on the company’s contracts, reportedly including IT services. VZP, which manages health insurance for more than six million clients, says it is acting as a damaged party and is fully cooperating with investigators. The company, bound by confidentiality, refers all information requests to the supervising prosecutor’s office. Detectives have also questioned staff from the Office for the Protection of Competition (UOHS).