Police seek to create single body to combat organized crime

Czech police are proposing to create a single body to combat organized crime. The move was announced on Wednesday by police president Tomáš Tuhý. The central body would likely be divided into five sections and deal with terrorism, cybercrime, the most serious corporate crime, organized crime, and corruption. The body could start operating in 2020. Tuhý said the fight against organized crime would be more effective with such a body. Minister for Justice, Robert Pelikan, later warned that he would consider resigning from his post if the changes are pushed through.