Published on
10/06/2025 – 13:33 GMT+2
The Czech Republic swore in a brand new justice minister on Tuesday following the resignation of the former minister amid a bitcoin-related govt scandal.
Czech President Petr Pavel appointed Eva Decroix to the position after her predecessor, Pavel Blažek, resigned on 30 May.
Blažek have been on the centre of a political disaster as a result of his ministry had authorised a donation of bitcoin from a person convicted of working a web based drug marketplace and different crimes, earlier than promoting them for roughly €40 million previous this 12 months.
Blažek mentioned he was once now not acutely aware of any wrongdoing, however that he didn’t need the four-party coalition govt led by way of Prime Minister Petr Fiala to be harm by way of the scandal.
Fiala mentioned he favored his resignation and that he believed Blažek had acted in just right religion.
The former justice minister was once a detailed best friend of Fiala and a key participant within the high minister’s conservative Civic Democratic Party. Decroix is from the similar social gathering.
Decroix mentioned she’s going to order an unbiased investigation into the ministry’s actions within the case. Fiala had up to now referred to as for a probe, together with by way of Czech secret services and products.
The scandal has been investigated by way of the nationwide police’s organised crime unit.
Pavel mentioned the “public trust in the institutions and the state is at stake” over the scandal.
The opposition has accused Blažek of conceivable cash laundering, for the reason that beginning of the donated bitcoins is unclear.
Opposition events are difficult the resignation of all the govt and making plans to name a parliamentary no-confidence vote, which might happen later this month.
The govt holds 104 of the 200 seats within the decrease space, that means it could be prone to live on this type of vote.
Parliamentary elections are set to happen within the Czech Republic in early October. The primary opposition ANO (YES) social gathering led by way of former populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is anticipated to win the vote, consistent with newest opinion polls.
