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VICTIMS Media outlets identifying victims of certain crimes would be fined 100,000 Kč ($4757) under a planned legal amendment, a Justice Ministry spokeswoman said May 27. The proposal is a reaction to a recent child-abuse case in which the identity and photos of a 7-year-old victim were widely published. The law could come into effect by next year.

DUPED The same case has taken another bizarre twist after police confirmed May 28 that the person originally believed to be the victim’s 13-year-old adopted sister Anna is actually 34-year-old Barbora Škrlová, an acquaintance of the victim’s mother. DNA testing proved the woman’s identity, Mladá fronta Dnes reported May 29. The daily alleges that a religious cult prompted the women’s actions.
EXPERTS Highly qualified foreign workers who are experts in their field may be eligible for permanent residency after only 18 months, according to a government plan that could take effect this summer, ČTK reported May 28. Currently, the fast track to permanent residency takes 30 months.
CONFIDENCE Opposition leader and Social Democratic Party Chairman Jiří Paroubek said May 28 he would call a vote of confidence if Deputy Prime Minister Jiří Čunek is indicted for corruption. Police have been investigating Čunek, also regional development minister, since January on allegations of accepting a 500,000 Kč bribe in 2002. Čunek has refused to resign.
EVEREST Prague Mayor Pavel Bém said on his return to Prague May 28 that he’s ready to get back to work for the city. Bém left in March for a two-month leave of absence to climb Mt. Everest. He reached the summit May 18.
AIRPORT A Scandinavian Airlines plane en route from Denmark to Greece made an emergency landing at Prague Ruzyně Airport May 27 after passengers smelled smoke, an airport spokeswoman told ČTK. There was no fire onboard and a technical defect likely created the smell, ČTK reported.
SWEDEN Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Alexandr Vondra and his Swedish counterpart, Cecilia Malmström, met in Prague May 28 and agreed that their respective countries have similar visions for their upcoming European Union presidencies, ČTK reported. EU enlargement, trade liberalization and budget reform are among the priorities. The Czech Republic will hold the six-month rotating presidency for the first half of 2009, while Sweden will hold it for the second half.
ACQUIT The choirmaster of the Bambini di Praga children’s choir was acquitted May 28 on charges of sexually abusing two underage girls in his choir, ČTK reported. Bohumil Kulínský still faces charges of abusing 47 other girls between 1984 and 2004. The regional court judge in Hradec Kralové, east Bohemia, said there was not enough evidence against Kulínský in this case.


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