Police president slapped fine for speeding

Police President Tomas Tuhý, who was caught speeding earlier this year, has been punished with a six-months driving ban and a fine of 10,000 crowns, the news site novinky.cz reported on Saturday. The news was confirmed by the police president himself who said the punishment had been meted out by his superior, Interior Minister Milan Chovanec last week. Tuhý was caught speeding near Ostrava where he was driving at 100 km per hour on a stretch with a 50 km speed limit.