Pelhřimov financial authority to investigate finance minister of his farm: Neovlivni.cz

The financial authority in Pelhřimov will be investigating the funding of the Stork’s Nest farm and conference centre, owned by Finance Minister Andrej Babiš, the news site Neovlivni.cz reported on Wednesday. The centre was at the centre of a scandal earlier this year over suspicions that it received European grants for a 50 million-crown project which it should not have qualified for. The minister later revealed that the farm and centre was owned by his daughters and the brother of his current partner when it received the funds. The financial authority will allegedly look into whether Mr Babiš did not violate the law against money laundering when transferring the farm’s ownership in what is now seen as a highly expedient move.

Author: Ruth Fraňková