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Talking PointTransparency International report warns of corruption risks in Czech arms trade
A report published last week by the Working Group on Arms Trade Control — a
non-governmental team of experts led by the Czech branch of the global
corruption watchdog Transparency International — points to a number of
"risk factors" in Czech legislation and oversight which leave
this country's arms trade open to corruption.
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MailboxMailbox
In this week's edition of Mailbox we answer questions on: the Czech film
Nuda v Brne, plastic explosives imported by two men, the Academy of Arts,
and the "tripartita". Listeners quoted: Teresa White and Thomas
French.
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Press ReviewPress Review
All of Thursday's dailies feature cover photos of former Finance Minister
Ivo Svoboda and his former assistant Barbora Snopkova leaving court after
being handed down guilty sentences for fraud. The baseball-capped Mr
Sovoboda and bee-hived Mrs Snopkova look visibly shaken by the verdict,
which sent both sent to prison for five years. Both immediately appealed
the decisions. If the sentences are confirmed it will mark the first time
a former government minister in the Czech Republic spends time behind
bars.
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Current AffairsPolice say three arrested for dealing with Semtex
At the weekend, the Czech police announced that they had arrested three people from the East Bohemian town of Chrudim believed to have been involved in dealing with the infamous Czech-made plastic explosive, Semtex, as well as radioactive materials. More from Dita Asiedu:
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