Deputy PM: government to extend deadlines for 1990s privatization cases

The government would like to extend legal deadlines for some privatization cases from the 1990s, deputy PM Karolína Peake told Czech TV on Sunday. This year, the statutes of limitations will expire in some of the biggest privatization deals, including those of the mining firm OKD and the engineering company Škoda Plzeň; Ms Peake said she would propose the extend these deadlines so that their investigation could be completed.