Supreme Court upholds sentence in bribery case

The Supreme Court has confirmed an earlier 20-month suspended prison sentence for Pavel Šrytr for attempting to bribe Social Democrat MP and Olympic medallist Pavel Ploc two years ago. The MP was offered the bribe as enticement for switching Parliamentary parties shortly after the 2006 election ended in deadlock. Lower instance courts in east Bohemia ruled on the sentence in 2007. The Supreme Court rejected Mr Šrytr's appeal last year, but the announcement was only just released. In the past Pavel Šrytr, a former bodyguard, admitted meeting with MP Ploc but denied any wrongdoing.

Author: Jan Velinger