Court rejects appeal in case of influential businessman Janoušek

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal in the case of influential Prague businessman Roman Janoušek, who is serving a four and a half-year term for hit and run, the news website iDnes said on Tuesday, quoting a spokesperson for the Prague Municipal Court. The court said appeals applications from both the entrepreneur’s lawyer and the supreme state attorney were unjustified. Mr. Janoušek was found guilty of a hit and run incident in 2012. Wiretaps published in the Czech media created the impression that he had held considerable influence over politicians in the capital.

Author: Ian Willoughby