Police president wants to put his case to the PM and president

Police president Oldřich Martinu is to meet with Prime Minister Petr Nečas and President Vaclav Klaus following a call for him to resign from office. At a press conference in Prague on Monday, Interior Minister Radek John asked the police president to leave his post, saying he was highly dissatisfied with the way the country’s elite police units were functioning and criticized the police president for failing to prevent information leaks from the presidium. The public announcement came hot on the heels of last week’s resignation of Martinu’s chief deputy, Viktor Čech who cited “long-lasting discord between the country’s elite police units” as the reason behind his departure. The prime minister responded by saying he wanted a meeting with all parties involved and criticized the interior minister for not consulting the matter with him in advance. The Office of the President confirmed that Mr. Klaus would meet with the police president on Wednesday, but refused to disclose further details.