Czech government officials arrested in anti-corruption crackdown PRAGUE, Czech Republic, June 14 (UPI) -- Seven government officials, including the prime minister's chief of staff, were arrested in the Czech Republic in anti-corruption raids, officials said.
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Czech prosecutors charge seven in scandal threatening PM PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech prosecutors have charged seven people, including the head of the prime minister's office and two military intelligence service members, following raids of government and private offices, high state attorney Ivo Istvan said on Friday. Charges included the abuse of the military intelligence service, Istvan told reporters. He also said some former lower house deputies were ...
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Czech PM says will not quit over graft scandal PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said on Friday he would not resign after police charged seven people including his close collaborators with abuse of office and corruption. Necas told parliament the corruption charges related to political deals within his party and should not be seen as criminal activity. "This is my opinion that I have no reason to back off from, and it is an ...
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Barack Obama in FOXNews Let me be clear: Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile activity poses a real threat, not just to the United States, but to Iran's neighbors and our allies,Obama said "The Czech Republic and Poland have been courageous in agreeing to host a...
Robert Gates in International Herald Tribune Still, Gates said Washington would review the missile plan "in the context of our relationship with both Poland and the Czech Republic" and also with its relations with NATO and Russia.
President Bush in Reuters South Africa The Cold War is over. It ended. The people of the Czech Republic don't have to choose between being a friend of the United States or a friend with Russia, you can be both,Bush said.