Communist MEP Ransdorf dies

Communist MEP Miloslav Ransdorf has died at the age of 62. According to Novinky.cz, the politician had suffered a stroke. Earlier reports said Mr Ransdorf was rushed to Prague’s Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine at around noon on Friday. IKEM spokeswoman Veronika Velčová confirmed earlier that he had been admitted. Miloslav Ransdorf was a prominent figure on the Czech political scene: a member of the Czech Communist Party since 1972 and a member of the European Parliament since 2004. In December he and several associates were arrested by the Swiss authorities investigating a property fraud case.

Author: Jan Velinger