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Czech prosecution halts 904 white-collar crime cases in accord with amnesty

 

Czechs outraged as nearly 1,000 white-collar criminals may be freed.

Czechs outraged as nearly 1,000 white-collar criminals may be freed.

The Czech prosecution halted proceedings in 904 court cases, which are covered by the controversial amnesty announced by former President Vaclav Klaus at the beginning of 2013, the Czech media reported, July 22.

“Criminal prosecution of 904 people accused in a total of 499 cases was halted on the basis of the controversial amnesty declared by former Czech President Klaus in January, shortly before his term expired, Supreme State Attorney´s Office spokeswoman Helena Markusova,” told Czech internet daily Ceske Noviny.

Some 46 percent of the court cases, which were halted, dealt with real estate crime, including fraud, embezzlement and theft, according to Ceske Noviny.

The amnesty declared by Klaus was part of an initiative celebrating 20 years of independence for the Czech Republic. It will mostly involve criminals serving short sentences.

What outraged many politicians and the media, was that the amnesty included financial criminals such as the bankers responsible for the fall of the Czech Central Bank, Union banka.

 

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