Czech Justice Minister Pavelis Blazek He resigned today after the ministry received a gift of 40m euros to a bitcoin owned by a drug dealer.
The ministry received this amount from a man who had served a four -year prison sentence for abuse, drug trafficking and illegal gun possession. This man was released in 2021.
The ministry then sold the cryptocurrencies at auction, collecting approximately EUR 40 million.
The origin of cryptocurrencies is unknown but Blazek argued that the courts never proved that they came from criminal activity. “I don’t know that no illegality was done. But I don’t want to tarnish the reputation of government coalition »he said in a post on the X platform.
Authorities are conducting an investigation into abuse of power and money laundering.
56 -year -old Blazek is a member of the Prime Minister’s right -wing ODS Pebblethe head of the center -right government coalition since 2021.
The opposition demanded the minister’s resignation after the scandal was announced on Wednesday.
The bottles commented that he is convinced that Blaze acted ‘Bonetheless’ and that he considers his resignation “A act of responsibility”.
The Czech Republic is heading for parliamentary elections in the fall. The ano opposition movement of the billionaire former prime minister Andrei Babis It is preceded by polls with about 30%, while the ODS comes second with 20%.
Source :Skai
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