Police shelve bribe case related to presidential election
The police have shelved their investigation into an alleged bribery attempt of a Czech senator back in February during the country’s presidential election. Senator Josef Novotný, a member of the Independents/European Democrats, maintained he was offered a bribe of two million crowns if he voted for incumbent Václav Klaus. Mr Novotný voted for Mr Klaus’s opponent Jan Švejnar. A police spokesman said on Friday that officers had uncovered no evidence of wrongdoing. The senator, meanwhile, admitted earlier that he had no tangible proof, stressing the bribe had been offered person-to-person.