The Prague appeals court has confirmed the one-year suspended sentence and CZK 100,000 fine for former Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas. This makes him the first former Czech Prime Minister to be definitively convicted in a criminal case.
Mr. Nečas was found guilty of committing perjury to aid his wife in a case of misuse of the Military Intelligence. This matter contributed to the fall of his government in 2013.
The court’s decision is final and cannot be appealed. Mr. Nečas has expressed his disappointment with the verdict, but has accepted it.