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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Godfathers, spies, rebels: Background of Nagyova case
Revealed - The entire case started on 6 January 2012, when police began to investigate then Prague prosecutor Libor Grygarek, tapping his phone and spying on him. Grygarek was known to have contacts with Prague's lobbyists, municipal politicians and influential figures called "godfathers". The detectives believed that these contacts put Grygarek in a conflict of interests. At the same time, police launched a similar investigation of Prague lobbyists Roman Janousek, Ivo Rittig and Tomas Hrdlicka... (read more here).
Day that started new era in Czech politics
Analysis - Politicians were apparently not informed about the police operation in advance and, as everybody else, they were forced to rely on information from the media to learn what was going on. For the first time in the past 20 years, law-enforcement officials took initiative and politicians were only reacting.
The message of last week's raid is clear: there are no "untouchables" anymore... (read more here).
Defendant in MUS case claims to have received "death threat"
Behind the scenes - The Czech Coal Services (CCS) company is a civil participant and aggrieved party, alongside the Swiss prosecution, in the legal case against former senior managers of the MUS coal mining company, which is being handled by a court in Switzerland's Bellinzona. Unlike the Czech state, which has failed to join the suit, CCS may actually claim the billions frozen in Swiss banks (read more here).
... AND MUCH MORE!
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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 one month or one year subscription here.
