Czech police call for premier's indictment in fraud case

Czech police are recommending again that Prime Minister Andrej Babis should be indicted over alleged fraud involving European Union subsidies

PRAGUE -- Czech police recommended again on Monday that Prime Minister Andrej Babis should be indicted over alleged fraud involving European Union subsidies. Prague’s prosecution office said it has received the results of the updated police investigation into Babis’ possible involvement in the $2 million fraud. Prosecutors now have to decide whether to file charges against Babis or dismiss them. Police already recommended the same two years ago but a prosecutor decided to drop the case. That decision was later overturned by the country’s chief prosecutor, Pavel Zeman, who said it was done prematurely and without enough evidence to press or drop the charges. It wasn't immediately clear when the prosecution might finish the reevaluation of the case. The file has 34,000 pages.