Deputy police president to step down for health reasons

Deputy police president Zdeněk Laube is stepping down for health reasons, the police presidium revealed on Monday, saying that he would continue on as an aide to Interior Minister Milan Chovanec. His successor is to be chosen in a tender and will take up the post on January 1, 2017. In a press release, Police President Tomáš Tuhý said he had been aware of the situation for several months and thanked the official for delaying his decision until after reform within the country’s police force which led to the creation of a new National Centre against Organized Crime. The move to create the centre generated considerable controversy and a temporary rift within the current coalition government.

Author: Jan Velinger