Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:55:43 +0200https://english.radio.cz/former-health-ministry-top-official-implicated-new-corruption-scandal-8546047© 2026 Radio Prague International A fresh corruption scandal has erupted on the Czech political scene. The police have charged a high placed former health ministry official with breach of trust and abuse of office in connection with a dubious tender for the operation of the air rescue services. The transfer of the operation from the defense ministry to two private companies is reported to have caused the state losses of close to 800 million crowns to date. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/letecka_zachranna_sluzba.jpg?timestamp=1591166539 https://english.radio.cz/former-health-ministry-top-official-implicated-new-corruption-scandal-8546047 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9