Public excluded from case connected with fall of former PM Petr Nečas

Court proceedings restarted Monday in the case of the head of former prime minister Petr Nečas’ private office, Jana Nagyová, and three members of the military intelligence service. Members of the public were cleared from the courtroom while secret evidence was heard. The four are accused of abusing public office when the intelligence service was allegedly used to spy on Nečas’ former wife. The scandal surrounding the case caused the fall of Nečas’ coalition government in July 2012. Nagyová later went on to marry Nečas. Intelligence officers maintain heir was no abuse of office and they had been instructed to keep an eye on suspect associates of the prime minister’s former wife.

Author: Chris Johnstone