Lobbyist Janoušek may be unable to serve rest of prison sentence

Lobbyist Roman Janoušek’s health has failed to improve and, according to the Regional Court in Brno, there is a chance the remainder of his sentence could be waived, public broadcaster Czech TV reports. Mr Janoušek was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for a hit-and-run while driving under the influence. He was behind bars from November 2014 to March 2016. His sentence was put on hold first by the prison and then by the court due to his poor health. Janoušek has long complained of health complications following surgery.

Author: Jan Velinger