Agriculture minister makes Lubomir Poul head of his office

Agriculture Minister Marian Jurečka has defended his decision to make Lubomir Poul head of his office. Mr. Poul served as the head of the Office of the Government under the former centre-right prime minister Petr Nečas who resigned over a corruption scandal and now faces charges of bribery. Mr. Poul himself was briefly detained along with eight other people when the scandal broke but was not charged. Minister Jurečka said he had needed a good and reliable head of office when he took over the agriculture ministry and Mr. Poul was a long-serving and highly professional civil servant.