Random checks reveal two former communist secret police aides

A random check at the Interior Ministry has revealed that two employees in managerial posts cooperated with the former communist secret police. It is not yet clear how they managed to gain clean screening certificates which enabled them to hold such posts. A law, passed in 1991, bans former communist leaders, secret police aides and members of the People's Militia, communist paramilitary units, from high posts in state administration. All applicants aged over 35 are automatically screened upon entry. Nevertheless, on taking office in 2006 Interior Minister Ivan Langer initiated a series of random checks in order to eliminate possible errors and uphold the ministry's reputation.