Police looking for Rath bank accounts in six countries

Czech police are trying to trace alleged bank accounts belonging to imprisoned former politician David Rath in Israel, Qatar and four other countries, Czech Radio reported, citing documents linked to his case. Mr. Rath denies having accounts in other states and describes the police’s efforts as a waste of taxpayers’ money. Investigators suspect that the former health minister and regional governor accumulated CZK 675 million in bribes. Mr. Rath was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison and the forfeiture of CZK 20 million after being found guilty of bribe-taking last year. An appeal process is due to start in the autumn.

Author: Ian Willoughby