Czech fugitive criminal arrested in Dominican Republic

Police in the Dominican Republic, in cooperation with Czech investigators, last year arrested a Czech fugitive criminal, spokesman for the police presidium David Schön said on Monday. The 64-year-old Viliam Nikoden, wanted on an international arrest warrant since 2009, was apprehended near the town of Monte Cristi, north of the Dominican-Haitian border. The man, who was sentenced in absentia for serious economic crimes, has already started to serve his sentence in a Czech prison. The Dominican Republic has become a popular destination for Czech criminals in recent years. Another Czech fugitive, who had been on the run for two years, was arrested in the country at the end of January.

Author: Ruth Fraňková