Prague - A few days before the presidential election in February, Aktuálně.cz released video footage capturing the chief of the presidential office Jiří Weigl secretly meeting a controversial lobbyist Miroslav Šlouf linked to the former Social Democratic (ČSSD) Prime Minister Miloš Zeman in Prague's Savoy hotel.
Šlouf is a former communist official who used to be one of the most influential men in late 1990s, having frequent contacts with the Czech mafia underworld, in particular with those who stand behind the murder of a Czech mafia boss and controversial businessman František Mrázek in 2006.
Policeman Jiří Dvořák was charged for the data leak from the Savoy Hotel.
The policeman was chared with abuse of authority of a public agent and unauthorized handling of personal data, as internet daily iDNES.cz informs.
The policeman faces up to 5 years in prison for this breach of law.
According to the accusation, Dvořák received the video-tape from the hotel staff under false pretext and then gave it to the media.
Aktuálně.cz published the video-tape which was meant to insinuate a secret meeting between president Klaus's office chief Weigl and former PM's advisor Šlouf.
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