Ahead of election, Pandora Papers cast shadow over Czech PM
Al Jazeera
Andrej Babis, who denies allegations about his offshore dealings, is under pressure from Czechs, politicians and media.
Prague, Czech Republic – With days to go until national elections in the Czech Republic, Prime Minister Andrej Babis is trying to shake off criticism following allegations about his business dealings in the Pandora Papers.
In the headline-grabbing leak published on Sunday, which revealed the offshore dealings of hundreds of public officials, international investigative journalists claimed that Babis, a billionaire, used a convoluted scheme to buy a $22m property in France.
Babis has denied the claims, tweeting to his 460,000 followers that he had done nothing wrong and dismissing the investigation as a smear campaign against him and his populist ANO party.
