Former top politician detained in investigation of misused EU funds

A former top member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) party, Daniel Ježek, has been detained in custody by a Ustí court. At the moment he is the only one of 24 suspects in a suspected case of suspected EU funds to be detained in custody. Suspects in the case of misuse of funds include a former regional governor of the Ustí region, Jana Vanhová, and Karlovy Vary regional leader and Cheb mayor Petr Navrátil. Czech media have suggested the latest round of arrests stem from the previous conviction of Petr Kušnierz, the former head of the north-west regional programme.

Author: Chris Johnstone