Head of Justice Ministry investment department steps down over tender controversy

The director of the Ministry of Justice’s investment department has stepped down after public tenders that he was responsible for garnered criticism in recent days. A spokeswoman for the ministry said on Monday that the minister of justice, Daniela Kovářová, was not planning to fill the position again. On Friday, two Czech dailies reported that the Ministry of Justice had awarded two public tenders for a total of 266 million crowns just days after the lower house elections took place. This step was criticized as not being in line with Prime Minister Jan Fischer’s instructions. After the elections, the head of the caretaker cabinet called on all ministries to withhold from making any major decisions during the last weeks that the caretaker government is in office.

Author: Sarah Borufka