Barták resigns as deputy finance minister

FM Miroslav Kalousek said the investigation involving ex-defense minister Martin Barták over attempted bribery has been protracted on purpose

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Tom Jones | 28.03.2011

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Martin Barták, a qualified neurosurgeon, said he is resigning for purely financial and social reasons and not because of the allegations against him regarding Tatra

Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek (TOP 09) has accepted the resignation of Martin Barták (Civic Democrats, ODS), the deputy finance minister under investigation for having allegedly solicited a bribe from former US ambassador William Cabaniss, who later joined Tatra trucks — which had won a Kč 2.7 billion supply contract from the Czech army when Barták was at the defense ministry. Barták has been on unpaid leave since last autumn.

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