The state attorney has decided to lodge a more serious charge against
influential businessman Roman Janoušek, Czech Radio reported. He was
arrested last year after, in a state of apparent inebriation, knocking down
another driver and speeding away. No details about the requalification of
the charge have been given, though Czech Radio said it appeared likely to
be attempted murder; that is because the case has been handed to the Prague
municipal state attorney’s office, which handles particularly serious
crimes.
Janoušek had faced charges of intentional grievous bodily harm. The
businessman, who is believed to have been close to former Prague mayor
Pavel Bém and other politicians, could face up to 18 years in jail if
found guilty of attempted murder.