Former Czech Prime Minister and current frontrunner in the upcoming elections, Andrej Babiš, has claimed a decision by the High Court in Prague this week to overturn an acquittal over alleged EU subsidy fraud was politically motivated.
Andrej Babiš, who served as prime minister of the Czech Republic from 2017 to 2021 and whose right-wing populist ANO party currently holds a commanding lead in the polls ahead of the October elections, will once again face a criminal trial, Blesk reported.
The billionaire turned politician was cleared of any wrongdoing in 2023 in a trial over alleged subsidy fraud during the development of the Bohemia-based Stork’s Nest hotel.
Babiš had been accused of selling shares in the company to relatives and others to separate
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