Supreme Court confirms sentence for fugitive businessman

The Supreme Court has rejected an appellate review lodged by businessman Tomáš Pitr and upheld a five-year prison sentence he was given for tax fraud. A court spokesman released the news on Friday. The court also turned down the appellate reviews by others convicted along with Mr Pitr. The 36-year-old businessman’s whereabouts remain unknown, and Pitr is wanted on an international arrest warrant after allegedly fleeing the country. He was due to have begun serving his sentence in June.