Kozeny expresses interest in pursuing political career

Czech born financier Viktor Kozeny who is wanted for extensive fraud and bribery both in the Czech Republic and the United States has said he might return to the Czech Republic after his court cases are settled. Mr Kozeny who has recently been released on bail from custody in the Bahamas where he is residing told Czech Television he was interested in pursuing a career in politics, adding his political views were close to the Civic Democratic Party. Mr Kozeny spent 18 months in jail in the Bahamas and was released after paying 300,000 USD in bail. A court will decide on July 23rd on the US request for Mr Kozeny's extradition. The Czech born fugitive billionaire faces prosecution in the United States after squandering millions of dollars from American investors in privatisation schemes in Azerbaijan.