Prison Service head may be sacked

Justice Minister Helena Válková has launched disciplinary proceedings against the general director of the Czech Prison Service Petr Dohnal which may result in his dismissal, the ctk news agency reports. The minister says Dohnal tried to thwart an audit into the work of the prison service that she ordered by withholding crucial documents. Mr. Dohnal has rejected the accusations, saying that the audit was a pretext to get rid of him.