Police shelve one part of Stork’s Nest affair investigation

The police have shelved one part of an investigation into the Stork’s Nest affair centred on suspected tax evasion by Agrofert companies advertising at the conference centre near Prague, a spokesperson said on Monday.

Detectives began looking into the matter following an investigation into alleged EU subsidy fraud in the construction of Stork’s Nest – a case in which ANO chief and Agrofert founder Andrej Babiš will face trial in September.

They were looking into whether tax had been paid on CZK 280 million worth of Agrofert firm ads at Stork’s Nest in the period 2010 to 2013.

The matter will now be considered by a state prosecutor, who can either accept or overturn the police’s move.