Jiri Vyvadil, who stepped down from his post as judge of the Supreme
Court, after being suspended by the justice minister, has been named an
honorary advisor by the Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek. Cabinet
spokeswoman Lucie Orgonikova said on Friday that Mr Vyvadil would
advise the prime minister on issues of law, justice, and the court
system, but would not receive a salary. The move came just hours after
Mr Vyvadil was suspended, following a recommendation by court chairman
Josef Baxa, who has said that Mr Vyvadil had threatened the
independence of the judiciary by involving himself in political affairs
and meeting secretly with controversial businessman Tomas Pitr -
appealing an eight-year prison sentence for tax fraud.