Ex-military intelligence chief denies spying for former prime ministerial aide

The former director of the Czech Republic’s military intelligence service, Milan Kovanda, told a Prague court on Tuesday that he had not spied on behalf of a one-time prime ministerial aide. Mr. Kovanda is accused along with two other military intelligence officers of monitoring the then wife of Prime Minister Petr Necaš on the orders of aide Jana Nagyová, who is now married to Mr. Necaš. The officers and the erstwhile Ms. Nagyová face up to five years in jail if found guilty of abuse of office. The arrest of the latter preceded the fall of Mr. Necaš’s government in 2013. The case is being heard behind closed doors at the Prague 1 District Court.

Author: Ian Willoughby