Aktualne.cz CzechNews brings you a taste of this week's issue of its partner publication, English-language investigative weekly Czech Insider.
The new issue will be available here at 4 PM (CET).
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British colonel Westley defends Czech special unit in Afghanistan
Revealed - In 2009, an anonymous source said to the Czech media that a Czech special operations group (SOG) in Afghanistan had failed to help their British colleagues when attacked by Afghan rebels. The incident allegedly took place in the country's Helmand province. Now, three years later, retired British colonel Richard Westley says no such incident ever happened... (Read more here)
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Hard day for Czech "Lord Voldemort"
Revealed - Due to the nature of his trade, Czech lobbyist Roman Janoušek was an avid mobile-phone user. Czech Insider has at its disposal a record of Janoušek's mobile phone calls and text messages from September and October 2007. The document shows that February 6 September, 2007, was a real hard day for the lobbyist, known also as "Lord Voldemort" in Prague's top political circles... (Read more here)
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Czech Coal's biomass business fails to meet expectations
Business - Czech Coal, a company owned by billionaire Pavel Tykač, has been trying to grow biomass since 2003. Without great success. And 2011 was no exception. "In 2011, the Czech Coal group grew and sold 120 tons of energy sorrel," said Czech Coal spokeswoman Gabriela Sáričková Benešová to Czech Insider. The group expected to grow much more... (Read more here)
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Czech Insider is an English-language weekly edition of Deník Insider ("Insider Daily"), a Czech subscription-only daily newspaper prepared by the creators of Aktualne.cz that provides original investigative insight into the top tiers of Czech politics and business.
Every Monday at 4 PM (CET), Czech Insider publishes the English translation of the most important stories from the previous week. You can get your subscription here or try a 14-day trial version.
