Head of anti-corruption police says no secret meeting took place

In related news, the head of the anti-corruption police Tomas Martinec on Tuesday dismissed claims that one of his subordinates had in recent days met with a person close to the finance ministry in connection with the investigation of the questionable purchase of Spanish CASA planes. The weekly Respect alleged that such a meeting had taken place putting it in the framework of ongoing speculation that Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek, who approved the deal as then-finance minister, had tried to influence the investigation and had even threatened one of the investigators on the case. Mr Kalousek has admitted to contacting detectives by phone, but insists he made no threats and has since requested that the allegations be investigated.