Constitutional judge criticises government reforms as socially insensitive and insane

Outgoing deputy chair of the Constitutional Court Eliška Wagnerová has harshly criticised government reforms as insane and socially insensitive. In an interview for the daily Právo Judge Wagnerová went on to say that she did not want to live in such a country. Prime Minister Petr Nečas responded to the comments severely, saying the judge’s last day on March 21 would be a holiday for Czech democracy, adding that the Constitutional Court is not meant to be another chamber of Parliament. The Constitutional Court is currently adjudicating on some of the government’s reform laws at the behest of the opposition Social Democratic Party.