Tlusty: police should re-open Gripen corruption investigation

The Czech police should work with information provided by Swedish television to resume an investigation into the circumstances behind the manner in which the state tried to acquire Gripen fighter jets, former finance minister Vlastimil Tlusty said on Sunday. In 2002, the police launched an investigation after a senator said he had been offered a bribe to support the country's acquisition of the jets from the British-Swedish consortium BAE Systems/SAAB. The investigation was shelved for lack of information. On Tuesday, the Swedish media reported that several politicians were bribed with the help of middle men. The report included specific names and sums.