Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:47:21 +0200https://english.radio.cz/ex-us-ambassador-accuses-high-ranking-czech-government-official-corruption-8568465© 2026 Radio Prague International Former US ambassador to the Czech Republic William Cabaniss has accused Czech ex-deputy defence minister Martin Barták of soliciting a bribe. The daily Mladá fronta Dnes quoted Mr Cabaniss on Friday as saying that in 2008, Mr Barták asked for “millions of dollars” for his assistance in solving problems the Czech truck maker Tatra had with a commission for the Czech army. Mr Barták, who now serves as deputy finance minister, has denied any wrongdoing. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/bartak_0.jpg?timestamp=1591274540 https://english.radio.cz/ex-us-ambassador-accuses-high-ranking-czech-government-official-corruption-8568465 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9