Court rejects complaint by former Czech Radio director that he was unfairly sacked

A Prague court rejected the complaint by a former director of Czech Radio calling for the overturning of a decision by the broadcaster’s council to sack him. Václav Kasík said the dismissal in July last year on the initial grounds that he no longer fulfilled the preconditions for doing the job was illegal. The court said there council’s decision was not wholly correct and contained errors, but it was not illegal. Mr. Kasík said his lawyers would decide whether to appeal the court ruling. Mr. Kasík was initially appointed in 1999 with his mandate extended for a further six years in May 2005.

Author: Chris Johnstone