Bárta trial is no cause for cabinet changes, say PM

The prime minister also said Sunday that the corruption trial of Vít Bárta had offered no new information and did not give any cause for changes in the cabinet. The opposition Social Democrats are demanding that the Public Affairs party, of which Mr Bárta is the de facto leader, leave government due to the shady practices that have been highlighted in the court. Prime Minister Nečas noted that there was practically nothing said in court that had not been in the media in the last year, and that none of the issues discussed there involved sitting cabinet members.