Investigation of Martin Bursik unfounded

A police investigation of Environment Minister and head of the Green Party Martin Bursik was unfounded, the state attorney said on Monday. Police started to investigate Martin Bursik and his brother Jiri last week on suspicion of improper business practices. Anonymous charges were reportedly put forward against the politician soon after the Greens threatened to leave the government – if the embattled former deputy prime minister Jiri Cunek was reinstated to the cabinet. The state attorney has ordered the police to hand the case to the relevant tax office, which will subsequently decide whether to carry out a tax and financial audit of Mr Bursik’s accounting.

Speaking upon his return from Bali where he attended a United Nation’s conference on climate change, Mr Bursik said he wanted the State Attorney’s office to publish its decision. He also said he would ask the police to explain the leak of information about the investigation to the media.