Communist leaders involved in scandal

Communist Party leader Vojtěch Filip is demanding the resignation of two deputy chairmen after an investigative report indicated they were susceptible to corruption. Čenek Milota and Jiří Dolejš were asked by a Mladá fronta Dnes reporter, posing as a casino owner, to attempt to modify an upcoming amendment to the lotteries act in exchange for party donations of one million crowns. Both indicated they were willing to cooperate. Party leader Vojtěch Filip said both officials should immediately account for their behavior and leave their posts. An extraordinary meeting of the party leadership has been called for Tuesday. MP Ladislav Šustr, a leading candidate for the new centre-right party TOP 09, resigned his seat in parliament on Saturday for the same reason.