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Police charge former Czech ANO MP Balaštíková with abuse of power

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Police charge former ANO MP Balaštíková

Czech investigators have charged former ANO MP Balaštíková. According to Czech Television, police are prosecuting three people in the case, who are suspected of abuse of power by a public official and of harboring. The former MP has repeatedly denied guilt.

According to recordings published by Seznam Zprávy, in 2023 Balaštíková wanted to “sic” the health inspectorate on her ex-husband’s company. In other recordings, she ordered the killing of the dog belonging to her ex-husband’s new partner.

A failed relaunch in the elections

Balaštíková tied her political career to ANO: from 2013 to 2025 she was an MP. Last August, after the scandal over the dog-killing order, she suspended her membership in the movement. She returned to the story this year as well, when she played down what had happened.

This year Balaštíková unsuccessfully tried to relaunch her career in the Senate elections. In the first round she won only just over three percent of the vote and finished last among the candidates in the Uherské Hradiště district.

Around Prague, based on reporting by novinky.cz

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