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November 7th, 2007 issue

UNIVERSITY Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek wants to change the law governing state-run universities to allow them to make a profit, he told journalists Nov. 5. The proposal is part of a project aimed at interconnecting the government’s investments in education, innovation, research and technology, he said, while adding that Czech companies have lagged behind Europe in funding science.

SHOW TRIAL Ludmila Brožová-Polednová, a prosecutor in the 1950s show trial of Milada Horáková, was sentenced by the Prague City Court to eight years in prison for her role in the trial, the Czech News Agency (ČTK) reported Nov. 1. Brožová-Polednová, 85, is the first person to be tried in the case of Horáková, a democratic politician and lawyer who was put to death on false charges in 1950.
BABIES Police have shelved the case that saw two newborn girls accidentally swapped in a hospital in Třebíč, south Bohemia, 11 months ago, ČTK reported Nov. 1. No deliberate crime or misdemeanor was found, according to the police. Closing the case will not influence possible suits the two families may file against the hospital, the lawyer of one family said.
DETAINED The Russian banker Ilya Stashevsky was illegally detained by the Czech Republic this past spring, the Constitutional Court ruled Oct. 31. Stashevsky, accused by Russian police of embezzling some $231 million (4.3 billion Kč), was taken into custody without sufficient reason, curtailing his personal rights, the court said. Stashevsky will likely seek compensation from the state.
RETIRING The Constitutional Court has rejected the proposal of a lower court to remove a provision in the social insurance law that determines women’s retirement age partially on the number of children they’ve raised, the court ruled Oct. 31. Since the provision applies only to women, the lower court contended the law discriminated against men.
WASTE The Hradec Králové Regional Court has sentenced Václav Etlík to six and a half years in prison for operating an illegal waste dump in Libčany, east Bohemia, ČTK reported Oct. 31. Police uncovered Etlík’s dump in April 2006, where he had stashed some 600 metric tons of toxic waste. Etlík is appealing the conviction.
METH The Plzeň Regional Court launched proceedings against three people accused of dealing Pervitin, a type of methamphetamine, Oct. 31. The accused, who are said to have sold at least 250 grams of Pervitin at 30 euros per gram, could face up to 15 years in prison if found guilty.


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