Bursik said the audit of finances of Cunek, another deputy prime minister, still left some open question Cunek should explain.
However, it has not confirmed any bribe-taking, he added. Further investigation is a matter of Schwarzenberg and his finances, Bursik said. Bursik reacted to the doubts caused by the audit, performed by the firm Kroll and ordered by Schwarzenberg, as did Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (the Civic Democratic Party, ODS, senior government coalition member). Topolanek said he refused to further deal with Cunek says he saved money from business trip per diem - press ...
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Czech KDU-CSL head to release decision on halting his prosecution ... the result of Cunek's financial audit. He reiterated that the audit had replied to three fundamental questions about Cunek's alleged bribery, concluding that Cunek could have hardly accepted the bribe. Cunek was accused of corruption in spring 2007 but his prosecution was later halted under unusual circumstances with much of his financial deals remaining unclear. Schwarzenberg made his remaining in the government conditional on the Cunek audit's favourable result. The audit of the Cunek family finances has revealed that Cunek, as a safety technician in the arms producer Zbrojovka Vsetin, north Moravia, negotiated state orders since he had special contacts at the Defence Ministry. Cunek allegedly received rewards for the lobbying in cash in the form of per diem that is not subject to taxation. Greens first deputy chairwoman Dana Kuchtova said the audit had revealed some shortcomings. Kuchtova said Cunek's having been rewarded for his lobbying with per diem could be qualified as tax evasion. Kuchtova said Bursik's conclusion that there were not enough arguments to dismiss Cunek was premature. Kuchtova and Bursik are considered opponents among the Greens.
(Ceske Noviny)
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