Tofl gang charged

Police have filed charges against 13 members of the so-called Tofl gang of former police officers who are suspected of blackmailing an entrepreneur in south Moravia. It is not yet clear where the case will be judged. The head of the investigative squad has recommended the case should not go to a Brno or Olomouc court where the former officers could have contacts. The name of the gang is derived from its former boss Michal Tofl who was killed by a hit-man in June of 2010. The police have arrested and charged three men in connection with the murder; if found guilty they could face up to 20 years in jail.