Mariánské Lázně former deputy mayor given two year sentence

The former deputy mayor of the west Bohemia spa town of Mariánské Lázně was handed down a two year prison sentence on Thursday for tunneling a company. Former Social Democrat deputy mayor Petr Horký was sentenced at the Karlovy Vary regional court. He had pleaded not guilty. The charges are connected with Horký’s appointment as a liquidator for a company which owned a portfolio of flats and other property. Horký, who said he was not an expert in such affairs, then paid out more than 1.34 million crowns to a consultancy company to help him in the task. In a separate case, he faces charges that he helped pay bribes to local media. Horký can still appeal the latest court verdict.

Author: Chris Johnstone