Minister, Senator criticize Interior Ministry for failing to produce proposal on banning Communist Party

Senator for the TOP 09 party Jaromír Štětina has suggested that officials at the Interior Ministry betrayed the government when they failed to prepare a proposal to ban the Communist Party. In a statement on Monday, Mr Štětina recommended that the government use a proposal drafted by a Senate commission set up to assess whether the existence of the Communist Party was in line with the Czech Republic’s constitution. The situation was also criticized by Defence Minister Alexandr Vondra on Sunday. The Interior Ministry was asked by the government to prepare the groundwork for a constitutional lawsuit against the party. The ministry however says it was unable to acquire sufficient material, even with the aid of experts and the intelligence services.