"I agree with the view that the system Czech opposition wants commission to look into deputy PM's case ...
Czech opposition CSSD wants to test clerks for bribery ... of state attorneys is falling apart and that prompt action needs to be taken, and the supreme state attorney has direct responsibility for it," Jacques said. The senior opposition Social Democrats demand Vesecka's resignation or dismissal, too. Government politicians have not yet commented on the case. The court said CSSD shadow justice minister Benesova need not apologise to Vesecka for her statements about "judiciary mafia" in the alleged corruption case of Jiri Cunek, cabinet minister and junior ruling Christian Democrat (KDU-CSL). Cunek's corruption case was definitively halted and he returned to the centre-right government in April.
The Greens strongly opposed his reappointment, but finally agreed to it. Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg (for SZ) said he would not sit in one cabinet with Cunek. But finally Schwarzenberg agreed to it on condition that an audit of Cunek's family finances is performed to clarify the entangled case. Schwarzenberg has chosen the Kroll agency as the auditor.
(Ceske Noviny)
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