Senators to take amnesty to court

A group of senators across the political spectrum is preparing a complaint to the Constitutional Court with regard to the scope of the amnesty declared by President Václav Klaus. According to Senator Alena Dernerová they want to try to get part of the amnesty annulled by the court. Among the most controversial points of the broad amnesty is the fact that it will most likely see the release of people suspected of massive corruption and embezzlement reaching into the top echelons of power. The opposition has accused the president of sweeping corruption cases relating to the privatization process from the 1990s under the carpet.