NGO files lawsuit against former PM over amnesty

The Czech NGO called Give Our State Back on Friday filed a lawsuit against former prime minister Petr Nečas over his role in the controversial amnesty declared in January 2013 by then president Václav Klaus. In his role as the prime minister, Mr Nečas counter-signed the amnesty; however, the news website aktualne.cz reported Mr Nečas said he only signed the document in return for the president’s consent with some of his government’s legislation. The NGO believes Mr Nečas abused his power by agreeing to the deal. The amnesty of president Václav Klaus freed about 6,500 convicts and halted the prosecution of some long-running corruption cases.

Author: Jan Richter