Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:25:14 +0200https://english.radio.cz/former-minister-marie-souckova-could-face-jail-blood-scandal-8094936© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalThe former Czech health minister Marie Souckova has been charged with "breaching the public trust", and if found guilty could face up to eight years in prison. She is accused of having contracted a private lawyer to represent the state in an arbitration dispute on highly disadvantageous terms and without holding a public tender. Until just a few months ago, Ms Souckova was one of the most influential politicians in the country, but now she is increasingly isolated, and even former Social Democrat colleagues have failed to rally to her support. David Vaughan reports.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 https://english.radio.cz/former-minister-marie-souckova-could-face-jail-blood-scandal-8094936 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9