Prague policeman accused of extortion

A Prague policeman has been charged, alongside one other individual, with extortion, Czech state attorneys announced on Monday. The policeman is charged with handing personal data pertaining to a Prague businessman to another individual, who then tried to blackmail the businessman for millions of crowns. On Monday, a police spokesperson said that the two arrested could face between two and eight years in prison if found guilty. The policeman faces charges of abuse of public office and abuse of personal data, while the second individual, who passed himself off as a policeman, faces charges of extortion.

Author: Rosie Johnston