Il ministro della giustizia ceco si dimette dallo scandalo bitcoin in mezzo a ricadute politiche
https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/czech-justice-minister-resigns-over-bitcoin-scandal-amid-political-fallout
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Il ministro della giustizia ceco si dimette dallo scandalo bitcoin in mezzo a ricadute politiche
https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/czech-justice-minister-resigns-over-bitcoin-scandal-amid-political-fallout
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Meanwhile the president of the US is making profit with not only his shitcoin but his wife’s shitcoin too, inviting masked figures to a dinner and talking openly of pump and dump scheme lol.
He should have been kicked out years ago. His nickname in the Czech media was “Don Pablo” even before this scandal, justice minister should be someone the general public trusts. Not someone who’s so friendly with criminals that the people call him a mafioso.
And there is an election in October against a populist! The ruling pro EU party may have just handed them the election!
What a way to give ammo to populists, really great job Don Pablo….
>The Ministry of Justice received 468 bitcoin from Tomas Jiříkovský, who was imprisoned in 2017 for crimes including embezzlement, drug trafficking, and illegal arms possession. Jiříkovský had operated an online drug marketplace and was released from prison in 2021.
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>The bitcoin originally belonged to him but had been seized by police and later returned after his release. The ministry then sold the donated bitcoin for nearly CZK 1 billion to private investors. Blažek has maintained that he was unaware of any illegal origin of the bitcoin and that the legality of the donation is under police and judicial review.
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>”There is no legal decision confirming that the bitcoin came from criminal activity,” he said, denying any wrongdoing but deciding to resign to protect the government’s image. “If proven otherwise, the state will confiscate the remaining assets.”
heh, what “private investors” has the ministry sold the cryptocoins to? 😀
An esteemed, de facto leading member of the (in)famous “pro-democratic anti-corruption” party. Paints a good picture of how the entirety of the Czech right wing political spectrum is like, in case anyone is going to be surprised how much will they shit the bed in the october elections. And they will blame the other side too with zero self-reflection.
And of course Babiš immidieatly jumps on this scandal.
The best thing about this story is how it shows how the Czech Republic counter-powers are actually working well and prove the solidity of its institutions, yet will be used by those who wants to destroy it as proof of its corruption and fragility.
And those guys are supposed to be the good, pro european “liberals”. Wait what comes next in september when the populist pro-russian parties get to rule, this isn’t even our final form. Corruption is our passion.
This will all blow over and found to be innocent – as soon as the check clears