Supreme Court judge fired over involvement in the case of former deputy PM Čunek

A higher court in Prague stripped on Tuesday a Czech Supreme Court judge, Pavel Kučera, of his position over his part in the corruption case involving former deputy prime minister, Jiří Čunek. The court found Justice Kučera guilty of interfering with the case in that he repeatedly met with the prosecutor to debate the course of the investigation which was outside his jurisdiction. Mr Kučera appealed Tuesday’s verdict on the spot.

Christian Democrat Jiří Čunek was deputy prime minister between 2007 and 2009. He resigned over allegations he accepted a bribe from a real estate company while mayor of a town in Moravia. Mr Čunek is running for a seat in the Czech Senate in the autumn election.