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Talking PointThe Czech Republic's flawed prison system
In this week's Talking Point, we look into a problem that many countries
around the world are facing - overcrowded prisons. In the Czech Republic,
prisons hold an average of 5 percent more inmates than they are designed
for. Experts say the prison system is in dire need of reform as it is
flawed at all stages - before, during, and after the incarceration of
offenders.
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Business NewsBusiness briefs
Supreme Court upholds judge's dismissal for lack of progress on commercial
cases; Paroubek favours 2010 target date for adoption of the euro;
Anti-monopoly office asks fuel retailers asked to explain jump in price;
State attempting to collect on fugitive billionaire's 50mn crowns in
promissory notes; US and Polish investors buy Czech anti-virus software
company Grisoft for $52m
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Current AffairsSupreme Court rules that Qatar prince may be extradited over sex crimes
The case of a Qatari prince convicted in the Czech Republic for sexually
abusing young girls appeared close to resolution on Monday, after the
Supreme Court in Brno ruled that he may be extradited to his homeland. The
decision marks the end of a bitter quarrel between Justice Minister Pavel
Nemec and the Supreme State Prosecutor Marie Benesova.
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Current AffairsFormer Miss - and one-off porn centrefold - wins her day in court
Four years ago it was tears of joy for Czech model Diana Kobzanova as she
was crowned Miss Czech Republic for 2001. But, the idyll didn't last long:
in 2003 Ms Kobzanova, whose life and sweetheart, have since become a
staple
in the Czech weekly tabloids, posed for a pornographic magazine for
750,000
crowns, the equivalent of around 30,000 US dollars. As a result she lost
her title and, until this week, faced a lawsuit by organisers who claimed
she had damaged the competition's good name. More
Talking PointJustice Ministry examining communist past of judges
A Czech judge has been suspended from office on suspicion of having
collaborated with the secret police, the StB, under the Communist regime.
Last week, it was revealed that Prague High Court Judge Jitka Horova is on
the Interior Ministry's list of StB collaborators and that dozens of active
judges managed to slip through the country's so-called screening process,
determining whether people in influential posts have a clean slate from
the time of the old regime.
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