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EXTRADITED Justice Minister Jiří Pospíšil confirmed the City Court’s verdict to extradite suspected terrorist Oussama Kassir to the United States, the Czech News Agency (ČTK) reported Sept. 25. Kassir, 31, is a Swedish man who was arrested in Prague during a layover on a Stockholm to Beirut flight in December 2005. U.S. authorities say he tried to build a training camp in Oregon.

CONSOLIDATE Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek announced Sept. 24 that the government will create a single office to handle payments of social benefits, child protection and services to the unemployed, according to ČTK. The office is expected to begin its work in January 2009.
SACKED President Václav Klaus dismissed Jan Kohout from the post of Czech ambassador to the European Union Sept. 19.  Klaus appointed Milena Vicenová, a former agriculture minister and most recently the general secretary at the Regional Development Ministry. Kohout’s term was due to expire in May but he will be replaced by the end of the year, according to ČTK.
ABUSE Two Czech men are facing prosecution for what might be the biggest child-abuse case in national history, according to a Sept. 25 report in the daily Pražský deník. The men allegedly sexually abused 28 boys during weekend programs for low-income families organized by the Little Prince association. Police claim the men photographed the abuse.
IMMIGRATION The Czech Statistical Office reported Sept. 20 that the number of foreigners in the Czech Republic is rising. In 2005, foreigners comprised 2.5 percent of the population; in mid-2007 that figure was 3.5 percent. The largest groups are Ukrainians and Slovaks, according to ČTK.
NABBED Czech authorities have detained three people, found five missing people and stopped 10 people declared persona non grata since the country was hooked into the Schengen Information System Sept. 1, ČTK reported Sept. 24. Law enforcement agencies have also requested information regarding documents, cars and weapons.
RESIGNATION  Education Minister Dana Kuchtová resigned Sept. 25, ČTK reported. She said the tension surrounding the ministry’s botched application for EU funds has hampered her ability to do her job.


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