Social Democrats refuse to send money to lawyer

The opposition Social Democrats say they have not paid lawyer Zdenek Altner the sum of 165 million crowns he demanded them to send him by Monday. Mr Altner says he is owed a large sum from the Social Democrats for services he gave them in a legal dispute over the ownership of the party's headquarters seven years ago. Mr Altner says that in the meantime the party's debt has risen to close to 20 billion crowns due to fines and late-payment penalties. He is to announce his further steps on Wednesday.