Police reform to be postponed by a month after critics table reservations

The National Security Council met on Tuesday evening to discuss a planned reform of the police force which has divided the governing coalition and sparked concerns regarding its possible impact on the investigation of ongoing corruption cases. Supreme State Attorney Pavel Zeman, Prague High State Attorney Lenka Bradáčová and Olomouc State Attorney Ivo Ištván presented their reservations which the police president said would be taken into account. Interior Minister Milan Chovanec said he would not sign the proposed reform plan ahead of Wednesday’s meeting of coalition leaders and the reform should take effect a month later than planned, i.e. as of August 1st.