Press: Croat police prepared to arrest fugitive Czech Pitr

The daily Lidove noviny writes that police in Croatia are prepared to arrest Czech entrepreneur Tomas Pitr - who fled the country to avoid serving a five-year prison sentence for tax evasion - and to hand him over to the Czech authorities. The Czech daily Pravo wrote on Wednesday that Mr Pitr was staying on the Adriatic coast. Czech police have been searching for Mr Pitr since European and international warrants were issued for his arrest last month when he failed to report to prison. The 36-year old Mr Pitr - believed to be one of the Czech Republic's richest men - has lodged an appeal against his sentence with the Supreme Court.