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Brian Kenety|07.12.2011

Ex-Czech defense minister Barták says Tatra bribery charges flawed, politicized

Martin Barták, widely presumed to have been charged by anti-corruption police for attempted fraud and bribery in the military’s Kč 2.6 billion order for Tatra all-terrain trucks in 2006, says the charges against him are flawed, trumped up and politicized — and key witnesses like ex-US Amb. William J Cabaniss can’t even recall basic details of the alleged bribery attempt.

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Society
Tom Jones|06.12.2011

Prague prosecutor calls on his deputy to resign over ‘godfather’ connection

The High State Prosecutor in Prague, Stanislav Mečl, called on Monday evening for his deputy Libor Grygárek to resign following reports linking him to controversial Prague lobbyist Roman Janoušek, widely known as a “godfather” and the “grey eminence” of the center-right Civic Democrats (ODS) for his close connections and influence over the party. Grygárek is refusing to go quietly.

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