nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20230112-121613-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 230112s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20230112-121613-0 doi eng 342 23 Burda, Jan Author aut Subsidy Fraud, Relevant Markets and Presidential Elections Burda, Jan Verfassungsblog 2023-01-12 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Former prime minister and now a member of the Czech parliament Andrej Babiš scored a victory only a few days before the upcoming Czech presidential elections. On 9 January 2023, the Municipal Court in Prague finally issued a verdict in a criminal case involving him and his colleague Ms Nagyová on charges of grant fraud and damaging the financial interests of the European Union. The court concluded that the acts of Mr Babiš and Ms Nagyová, as framed by the prosecution, did not constitute a felony. Hence, to the surprise of many, including Mr Babiš’ attorney, the court acquitted both defendants. The importance of the case can hardly be understated. CC BY-SA 4.0 Babis Corruption Czech Republic Stork Nest Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/subsidy-fraud-relevant-markets-and-presidential-elections/ raw object