{"id":8113,"date":"2019-10-09T20:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T19:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praguebusinessjournal.com\/?p=8113"},"modified":"2019-10-09T20:46:46","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T19:46:46","slug":"okd-commission-announces-criminal-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praguebusinessjournal.com\/okd-commission-announces-criminal-complaints\/","title":{"rendered":"OKD Inquiry Commission Announces Criminal Complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The OKD investigatory commission announced that they intend to file criminal complaints against fourteen people concerning the companies privatization. Former prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka<\/a> and businessman Zdenek Bakala<\/a> were among those named by the commission.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nLubomir Zaor\u00e1lek: No evidence to support OKD criminal complaints<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nCulture Minister Lubom\u00edr Zaor\u00e1lek (\u010cSSD), who was on the investigatory commission before joining the government in August, spoke out strongly against the commission’s findings on Czech Television<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\u201cWhat the commission did, is, they prepared a series of criminal complaints, which are not based on evidence. It\u2019s a flash in the pan, and the state will lose,\u201d Zaor\u00e1lek said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n <\/p>\nZaor\u00e1lek: The commission can\u2019t even name the criminal acts they allege occurred<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\u201cI would not sign this, I don\u2019t support this,\u201d Zaor\u00e1lek said<\/a> of the commission\u2019s conclusions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\u201cIf anyone thinks the commission uncovered anything new: There is nothing,\u201d said Zaor\u00e1lek.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nBohuslav Sobotka: OKD complaint politically motivated<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nFormer Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka told\u00a0CTK<\/a>\u00a0the criminal complaint the OKD commission will file against him is unfounded and politically motivated. Sobotka said he has no fear, and his conscience is clear. Former minister of industry and trade Milan Urban said the sale went through in compliance with valid Czech laws as well as EU provisions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h3>\nMilos Zeman<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nSobotka finds it absurd that though the state lost 54% of OKD shares under prime ministers V\u00e1clav Klaus and Milo\u0161 Zeman \u201cthe only transparent part of the privatization,\u201d is being investigated.\n \n <\/p>\nOKD sale was approved by the anti-trust authority<\/h3>\n <\/p>\n\u201cI always acted in compliance with the laws of the Czech Republic and defended the public interest. The sale of OKD shares went through under market conditions, which was independently confirmed by the European Commission,\u201c said Sobotka, who was the Finance Minister at the time. Mr. Sobotka noted that the whole government approved the sale of OKD in 2004. Milan Urban said that the sale was at market price and \u201cconfirmed by the Czech anti-trust authority and the European Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h2>\nZdenek Bakala \u2018acted in accordance with the law\u2019<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nZdenek Bakala, the former co-owner of OKD mining company, says he always acted in accordance with the law during his time there and that he\u2019s ready to prove it by all legal means available to him. Bakala\u00b4s spokesperson \u0160\u00e1rka Samkov\u00e1 said to the national press agency CTK.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nNo new findings in commission report<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nThe politically motivated commission hasn\u2019t reached any new conclusions in its report. It just repeats the claims that some politicians have been making for over ten years. But whenever these claims are fact-checked by independent institutions, they\u2019re proven to be false, Bakala\u2019s spokesperson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKD investigatory commission to file 14 criminal complaints The OKD investigatory commission announced that they intend to file criminal complaints against fourteen people concerning the companies privatization. Former prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka and businessman Zdenek Bakala were among those named by the commission. Lubomir Zaor\u00e1lek: No evidence to support OKD criminal complaints … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[18,3],"tags":[410],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nOKD Inquiry Commission Announces Criminal Complaints - PBJ<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n
Culture Minister Lubom\u00edr Zaor\u00e1lek (\u010cSSD), who was on the investigatory commission before joining the government in August, spoke out strongly against the commission’s findings on Czech Television<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\u201cWhat the commission did, is, they prepared a series of criminal complaints, which are not based on evidence. It\u2019s a flash in the pan, and the state will lose,\u201d Zaor\u00e1lek said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n <\/p>\nZaor\u00e1lek: The commission can\u2019t even name the criminal acts they allege occurred<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\u201cI would not sign this, I don\u2019t support this,\u201d Zaor\u00e1lek said<\/a> of the commission\u2019s conclusions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\u201cIf anyone thinks the commission uncovered anything new: There is nothing,\u201d said Zaor\u00e1lek.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nBohuslav Sobotka: OKD complaint politically motivated<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nFormer Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka told\u00a0CTK<\/a>\u00a0the criminal complaint the OKD commission will file against him is unfounded and politically motivated. Sobotka said he has no fear, and his conscience is clear. Former minister of industry and trade Milan Urban said the sale went through in compliance with valid Czech laws as well as EU provisions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h3>\nMilos Zeman<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nSobotka finds it absurd that though the state lost 54% of OKD shares under prime ministers V\u00e1clav Klaus and Milo\u0161 Zeman \u201cthe only transparent part of the privatization,\u201d is being investigated.\n \n <\/p>\nOKD sale was approved by the anti-trust authority<\/h3>\n <\/p>\n\u201cI always acted in compliance with the laws of the Czech Republic and defended the public interest. The sale of OKD shares went through under market conditions, which was independently confirmed by the European Commission,\u201c said Sobotka, who was the Finance Minister at the time. Mr. Sobotka noted that the whole government approved the sale of OKD in 2004. Milan Urban said that the sale was at market price and \u201cconfirmed by the Czech anti-trust authority and the European Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h2>\nZdenek Bakala \u2018acted in accordance with the law\u2019<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nZdenek Bakala, the former co-owner of OKD mining company, says he always acted in accordance with the law during his time there and that he\u2019s ready to prove it by all legal means available to him. Bakala\u00b4s spokesperson \u0160\u00e1rka Samkov\u00e1 said to the national press agency CTK.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nNo new findings in commission report<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nThe politically motivated commission hasn\u2019t reached any new conclusions in its report. It just repeats the claims that some politicians have been making for over ten years. But whenever these claims are fact-checked by independent institutions, they\u2019re proven to be false, Bakala\u2019s spokesperson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKD investigatory commission to file 14 criminal complaints The OKD investigatory commission announced that they intend to file criminal complaints against fourteen people concerning the companies privatization. Former prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka and businessman Zdenek Bakala were among those named by the commission. Lubomir Zaor\u00e1lek: No evidence to support OKD criminal complaints … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[18,3],"tags":[410],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nOKD Inquiry Commission Announces Criminal Complaints - PBJ<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n
\u201cWhat the commission did, is, they prepared a series of criminal complaints, which are not based on evidence. It\u2019s a flash in the pan, and the state will lose,\u201d Zaor\u00e1lek said.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/p>\n <\/p>\nZaor\u00e1lek: The commission can\u2019t even name the criminal acts they allege occurred<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\u201cI would not sign this, I don\u2019t support this,\u201d Zaor\u00e1lek said<\/a> of the commission\u2019s conclusions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\u201cIf anyone thinks the commission uncovered anything new: There is nothing,\u201d said Zaor\u00e1lek.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nBohuslav Sobotka: OKD complaint politically motivated<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nFormer Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka told\u00a0CTK<\/a>\u00a0the criminal complaint the OKD commission will file against him is unfounded and politically motivated. Sobotka said he has no fear, and his conscience is clear. Former minister of industry and trade Milan Urban said the sale went through in compliance with valid Czech laws as well as EU provisions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h3>\nMilos Zeman<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nSobotka finds it absurd that though the state lost 54% of OKD shares under prime ministers V\u00e1clav Klaus and Milo\u0161 Zeman \u201cthe only transparent part of the privatization,\u201d is being investigated.\n \n <\/p>\nOKD sale was approved by the anti-trust authority<\/h3>\n <\/p>\n\u201cI always acted in compliance with the laws of the Czech Republic and defended the public interest. The sale of OKD shares went through under market conditions, which was independently confirmed by the European Commission,\u201c said Sobotka, who was the Finance Minister at the time. Mr. Sobotka noted that the whole government approved the sale of OKD in 2004. Milan Urban said that the sale was at market price and \u201cconfirmed by the Czech anti-trust authority and the European Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h2>\nZdenek Bakala \u2018acted in accordance with the law\u2019<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nZdenek Bakala, the former co-owner of OKD mining company, says he always acted in accordance with the law during his time there and that he\u2019s ready to prove it by all legal means available to him. Bakala\u00b4s spokesperson \u0160\u00e1rka Samkov\u00e1 said to the national press agency CTK.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nNo new findings in commission report<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nThe politically motivated commission hasn\u2019t reached any new conclusions in its report. It just repeats the claims that some politicians have been making for over ten years. But whenever these claims are fact-checked by independent institutions, they\u2019re proven to be false, Bakala\u2019s spokesperson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKD investigatory commission to file 14 criminal complaints The OKD investigatory commission announced that they intend to file criminal complaints against fourteen people concerning the companies privatization. Former prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka and businessman Zdenek Bakala were among those named by the commission. Lubomir Zaor\u00e1lek: No evidence to support OKD criminal complaints … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[18,3],"tags":[410],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nOKD Inquiry Commission Announces Criminal Complaints - PBJ<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n
Zaor\u00e1lek: The commission can\u2019t even name the criminal acts they allege occurred<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\u201cI would not sign this, I don\u2019t support this,\u201d Zaor\u00e1lek said<\/a> of the commission\u2019s conclusions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\u201cIf anyone thinks the commission uncovered anything new: There is nothing,\u201d said Zaor\u00e1lek.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nBohuslav Sobotka: OKD complaint politically motivated<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nFormer Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka told\u00a0CTK<\/a>\u00a0the criminal complaint the OKD commission will file against him is unfounded and politically motivated. Sobotka said he has no fear, and his conscience is clear. Former minister of industry and trade Milan Urban said the sale went through in compliance with valid Czech laws as well as EU provisions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h3>\nMilos Zeman<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nSobotka finds it absurd that though the state lost 54% of OKD shares under prime ministers V\u00e1clav Klaus and Milo\u0161 Zeman \u201cthe only transparent part of the privatization,\u201d is being investigated.\n \n <\/p>\nOKD sale was approved by the anti-trust authority<\/h3>\n <\/p>\n\u201cI always acted in compliance with the laws of the Czech Republic and defended the public interest. The sale of OKD shares went through under market conditions, which was independently confirmed by the European Commission,\u201c said Sobotka, who was the Finance Minister at the time. Mr. Sobotka noted that the whole government approved the sale of OKD in 2004. Milan Urban said that the sale was at market price and \u201cconfirmed by the Czech anti-trust authority and the European Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h2>\nZdenek Bakala \u2018acted in accordance with the law\u2019<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nZdenek Bakala, the former co-owner of OKD mining company, says he always acted in accordance with the law during his time there and that he\u2019s ready to prove it by all legal means available to him. Bakala\u00b4s spokesperson \u0160\u00e1rka Samkov\u00e1 said to the national press agency CTK.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nNo new findings in commission report<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nThe politically motivated commission hasn\u2019t reached any new conclusions in its report. It just repeats the claims that some politicians have been making for over ten years. But whenever these claims are fact-checked by independent institutions, they\u2019re proven to be false, Bakala\u2019s spokesperson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKD investigatory commission to file 14 criminal complaints The OKD investigatory commission announced that they intend to file criminal complaints against fourteen people concerning the companies privatization. Former prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka and businessman Zdenek Bakala were among those named by the commission. Lubomir Zaor\u00e1lek: No evidence to support OKD criminal complaints … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[18,3],"tags":[410],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nOKD Inquiry Commission Announces Criminal Complaints - PBJ<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n
\u201cI would not sign this, I don\u2019t support this,\u201d Zaor\u00e1lek said<\/a> of the commission\u2019s conclusions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\u201cIf anyone thinks the commission uncovered anything new: There is nothing,\u201d said Zaor\u00e1lek.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nBohuslav Sobotka: OKD complaint politically motivated<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nFormer Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka told\u00a0CTK<\/a>\u00a0the criminal complaint the OKD commission will file against him is unfounded and politically motivated. Sobotka said he has no fear, and his conscience is clear. Former minister of industry and trade Milan Urban said the sale went through in compliance with valid Czech laws as well as EU provisions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h3>\nMilos Zeman<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nSobotka finds it absurd that though the state lost 54% of OKD shares under prime ministers V\u00e1clav Klaus and Milo\u0161 Zeman \u201cthe only transparent part of the privatization,\u201d is being investigated.\n \n <\/p>\nOKD sale was approved by the anti-trust authority<\/h3>\n <\/p>\n\u201cI always acted in compliance with the laws of the Czech Republic and defended the public interest. The sale of OKD shares went through under market conditions, which was independently confirmed by the European Commission,\u201c said Sobotka, who was the Finance Minister at the time. Mr. Sobotka noted that the whole government approved the sale of OKD in 2004. Milan Urban said that the sale was at market price and \u201cconfirmed by the Czech anti-trust authority and the European Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h2>\nZdenek Bakala \u2018acted in accordance with the law\u2019<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nZdenek Bakala, the former co-owner of OKD mining company, says he always acted in accordance with the law during his time there and that he\u2019s ready to prove it by all legal means available to him. Bakala\u00b4s spokesperson \u0160\u00e1rka Samkov\u00e1 said to the national press agency CTK.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nNo new findings in commission report<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nThe politically motivated commission hasn\u2019t reached any new conclusions in its report. It just repeats the claims that some politicians have been making for over ten years. But whenever these claims are fact-checked by independent institutions, they\u2019re proven to be false, Bakala\u2019s spokesperson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKD investigatory commission to file 14 criminal complaints The OKD investigatory commission announced that they intend to file criminal complaints against fourteen people concerning the companies privatization. Former prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka and businessman Zdenek Bakala were among those named by the commission. Lubomir Zaor\u00e1lek: No evidence to support OKD criminal complaints … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[18,3],"tags":[410],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nOKD Inquiry Commission Announces Criminal Complaints - PBJ<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n
\u201cIf anyone thinks the commission uncovered anything new: There is nothing,\u201d said Zaor\u00e1lek.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nBohuslav Sobotka: OKD complaint politically motivated<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nFormer Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka told\u00a0CTK<\/a>\u00a0the criminal complaint the OKD commission will file against him is unfounded and politically motivated. Sobotka said he has no fear, and his conscience is clear. Former minister of industry and trade Milan Urban said the sale went through in compliance with valid Czech laws as well as EU provisions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h3>\nMilos Zeman<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nSobotka finds it absurd that though the state lost 54% of OKD shares under prime ministers V\u00e1clav Klaus and Milo\u0161 Zeman \u201cthe only transparent part of the privatization,\u201d is being investigated.\n \n <\/p>\nOKD sale was approved by the anti-trust authority<\/h3>\n <\/p>\n\u201cI always acted in compliance with the laws of the Czech Republic and defended the public interest. The sale of OKD shares went through under market conditions, which was independently confirmed by the European Commission,\u201c said Sobotka, who was the Finance Minister at the time. Mr. Sobotka noted that the whole government approved the sale of OKD in 2004. Milan Urban said that the sale was at market price and \u201cconfirmed by the Czech anti-trust authority and the European Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h2>\nZdenek Bakala \u2018acted in accordance with the law\u2019<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nZdenek Bakala, the former co-owner of OKD mining company, says he always acted in accordance with the law during his time there and that he\u2019s ready to prove it by all legal means available to him. Bakala\u00b4s spokesperson \u0160\u00e1rka Samkov\u00e1 said to the national press agency CTK.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nNo new findings in commission report<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nThe politically motivated commission hasn\u2019t reached any new conclusions in its report. It just repeats the claims that some politicians have been making for over ten years. But whenever these claims are fact-checked by independent institutions, they\u2019re proven to be false, Bakala\u2019s spokesperson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKD investigatory commission to file 14 criminal complaints The OKD investigatory commission announced that they intend to file criminal complaints against fourteen people concerning the companies privatization. Former prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka and businessman Zdenek Bakala were among those named by the commission. Lubomir Zaor\u00e1lek: No evidence to support OKD criminal complaints … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[18,3],"tags":[410],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nOKD Inquiry Commission Announces Criminal Complaints - PBJ<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n
Former Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka told\u00a0CTK<\/a>\u00a0the criminal complaint the OKD commission will file against him is unfounded and politically motivated. Sobotka said he has no fear, and his conscience is clear. Former minister of industry and trade Milan Urban said the sale went through in compliance with valid Czech laws as well as EU provisions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h3>\nMilos Zeman<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nSobotka finds it absurd that though the state lost 54% of OKD shares under prime ministers V\u00e1clav Klaus and Milo\u0161 Zeman \u201cthe only transparent part of the privatization,\u201d is being investigated.\n \n <\/p>\nOKD sale was approved by the anti-trust authority<\/h3>\n <\/p>\n\u201cI always acted in compliance with the laws of the Czech Republic and defended the public interest. The sale of OKD shares went through under market conditions, which was independently confirmed by the European Commission,\u201c said Sobotka, who was the Finance Minister at the time. Mr. Sobotka noted that the whole government approved the sale of OKD in 2004. Milan Urban said that the sale was at market price and \u201cconfirmed by the Czech anti-trust authority and the European Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h2>\nZdenek Bakala \u2018acted in accordance with the law\u2019<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nZdenek Bakala, the former co-owner of OKD mining company, says he always acted in accordance with the law during his time there and that he\u2019s ready to prove it by all legal means available to him. Bakala\u00b4s spokesperson \u0160\u00e1rka Samkov\u00e1 said to the national press agency CTK.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nNo new findings in commission report<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nThe politically motivated commission hasn\u2019t reached any new conclusions in its report. It just repeats the claims that some politicians have been making for over ten years. But whenever these claims are fact-checked by independent institutions, they\u2019re proven to be false, Bakala\u2019s spokesperson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKD investigatory commission to file 14 criminal complaints The OKD investigatory commission announced that they intend to file criminal complaints against fourteen people concerning the companies privatization. Former prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka and businessman Zdenek Bakala were among those named by the commission. Lubomir Zaor\u00e1lek: No evidence to support OKD criminal complaints … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[18,3],"tags":[410],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nOKD Inquiry Commission Announces Criminal Complaints - PBJ<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n
<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h3>\nMilos Zeman<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nSobotka finds it absurd that though the state lost 54% of OKD shares under prime ministers V\u00e1clav Klaus and Milo\u0161 Zeman \u201cthe only transparent part of the privatization,\u201d is being investigated.\n \n <\/p>\nOKD sale was approved by the anti-trust authority<\/h3>\n <\/p>\n\u201cI always acted in compliance with the laws of the Czech Republic and defended the public interest. The sale of OKD shares went through under market conditions, which was independently confirmed by the European Commission,\u201c said Sobotka, who was the Finance Minister at the time. Mr. Sobotka noted that the whole government approved the sale of OKD in 2004. Milan Urban said that the sale was at market price and \u201cconfirmed by the Czech anti-trust authority and the European Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h2>\nZdenek Bakala \u2018acted in accordance with the law\u2019<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nZdenek Bakala, the former co-owner of OKD mining company, says he always acted in accordance with the law during his time there and that he\u2019s ready to prove it by all legal means available to him. Bakala\u00b4s spokesperson \u0160\u00e1rka Samkov\u00e1 said to the national press agency CTK.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nNo new findings in commission report<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nThe politically motivated commission hasn\u2019t reached any new conclusions in its report. It just repeats the claims that some politicians have been making for over ten years. But whenever these claims are fact-checked by independent institutions, they\u2019re proven to be false, Bakala\u2019s spokesperson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKD investigatory commission to file 14 criminal complaints The OKD investigatory commission announced that they intend to file criminal complaints against fourteen people concerning the companies privatization. Former prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka and businessman Zdenek Bakala were among those named by the commission. Lubomir Zaor\u00e1lek: No evidence to support OKD criminal complaints … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[18,3],"tags":[410],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nOKD Inquiry Commission Announces Criminal Complaints - PBJ<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n
Sobotka finds it absurd that though the state lost 54% of OKD shares under prime ministers V\u00e1clav Klaus and Milo\u0161 Zeman \u201cthe only transparent part of the privatization,\u201d is being investigated.\n \n <\/p>\n
\u201cI always acted in compliance with the laws of the Czech Republic and defended the public interest. The sale of OKD shares went through under market conditions, which was independently confirmed by the European Commission,\u201c said Sobotka, who was the Finance Minister at the time. Mr. Sobotka noted that the whole government approved the sale of OKD in 2004. Milan Urban said that the sale was at market price and \u201cconfirmed by the Czech anti-trust authority and the European Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/h2>\nZdenek Bakala \u2018acted in accordance with the law\u2019<\/h2>\n <\/p>\nZdenek Bakala, the former co-owner of OKD mining company, says he always acted in accordance with the law during his time there and that he\u2019s ready to prove it by all legal means available to him. Bakala\u00b4s spokesperson \u0160\u00e1rka Samkov\u00e1 said to the national press agency CTK.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nNo new findings in commission report<\/h3>\n <\/p>\nThe politically motivated commission hasn\u2019t reached any new conclusions in its report. It just repeats the claims that some politicians have been making for over ten years. But whenever these claims are fact-checked by independent institutions, they\u2019re proven to be false, Bakala\u2019s spokesperson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKD investigatory commission to file 14 criminal complaints The OKD investigatory commission announced that they intend to file criminal complaints against fourteen people concerning the companies privatization. Former prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka and businessman Zdenek Bakala were among those named by the commission. Lubomir Zaor\u00e1lek: No evidence to support OKD criminal complaints … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[18,3],"tags":[410],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nOKD Inquiry Commission Announces Criminal Complaints - PBJ<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n
Zdenek Bakala, the former co-owner of OKD mining company, says he always acted in accordance with the law during his time there and that he\u2019s ready to prove it by all legal means available to him. Bakala\u00b4s spokesperson \u0160\u00e1rka Samkov\u00e1 said to the national press agency CTK.<\/p>\n
The politically motivated commission hasn\u2019t reached any new conclusions in its report. It just repeats the claims that some politicians have been making for over ten years. But whenever these claims are fact-checked by independent institutions, they\u2019re proven to be false, Bakala\u2019s spokesperson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
OKD investigatory commission to file 14 criminal complaints The OKD investigatory commission announced that they intend to file criminal complaints against fourteen people concerning the companies privatization. Former prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka and businessman Zdenek Bakala were among those named by the commission. Lubomir Zaor\u00e1lek: No evidence to support OKD criminal complaints … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[18,3],"tags":[410],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nOKD Inquiry Commission Announces Criminal Complaints - PBJ<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n