The minister of justice, Pavel Blažek, has described some criminal
proceedings carried out by the police’s anti-corruption unit as
“theatrical”. In a letter to the head of the force, Martin Červíček,
quoted by the Czech News Agency, the minister also criticised what he
called the “personal media promotion” of senior police officials. The
letter was sent in April during a dispute between the Prague supreme state
attorney, Lenka Bradáčová, and the then head of the anti-corruption
unit, Tomáš Martinec; she had requested that Colonel Červíček evaluate
the work of the unit. The police president has refused to comment on the
letter.