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SECURITY Interior Minister Ivan Langer wants the government to finance several failing courses at Charles University, daily Právo reported Oct 7. He said that courses such as Persian, Arabic and Sinology are key for national security, because secret services often employ the graduates. If the plan is approved, Charles University would receive 10 million Kč ($560,000) a year for the next five years.

LAUNDERING The anti-corruption police are investigating alleged money laundering in the center of Prague, the Czech News Agency (ČTK) reported Oct 6. Policemen stormed an exchange office on Národní třída early Oct. 6 and spent the whole day questioning all employees and owners, who are suspected of having laundered at least 5.3 billion Kč from criminal activities and depositing it into foreign bank accounts.
ARMY Czech soldiers are unhappy with their armored personnel carriers in Afghanistan, daily Lidové noviny reported Oct 6. The paper claims that the Dingo APC has a weak engine, insufficient fire power and is sensitive to the type of fuel it uses. U.S. soldiers have allegedly refused to operate with their Czech colleagues as long as they use the Dingo. The Army has denied claims that the APC is endangering Czech troops but admitted that fuel quality in Afghanistan is low.
RETIRED Director of the National Anti-Drug Center Jiří Komorous will retire in February, ČTK reported Oct 7. He has headed the police unit fighting drug manufacturers and traffickers since 1993. Under his leadership, it became one of the top units in Europe never to be involved in information leaks or corruption scandals.
COURTS The state budget for next year does not include money for the creation of a complete network of regional courts, ČTK reported Oct 3. Almost all of the 1.5 billion Kč that the Justice Ministry has available for investments will be used to finance a new palace of justice in Brno, even though six out of 14 regions still do not have their own courts.
AFGHANISTAN The Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) called on its MPs to vote against sending another 250 soldiers to Afghanistan next year, daily Právo reported Oct 6. Until now, there has been an unwritten agreement between the Civic Democrats and the ČSSD on supporting such foreign missions. Since the communists also oppose the move, the resolution might not pass. Coalition representatives already said that such a failure would not be a reason for the coalition to collapse.


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