CKD Praha DIZ: Another 32 defendants for tax cuts
According to the headquarters, the accused people reduced taxes in favor of an organized criminal group by including fictitious invoices for chains of taxable transactions in the accounts of ČKD Praha DIZ through companies. “The joint actions of these persons were to cause damage to VAT in the amount of approximately CZK 438 million,” described the spokesman.
Prosecutors face prison sentences depending on the risk of harm and between six months and 13 years in prison. The Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office in Prague will decide on the indictment.
Police have previously filed a motion to charge 22 people who she said were the main organizers of tax evasion. ČKD Praha DIZ previously belonged to billionaire Petr Speychal, who according to the media is the main figure in the case. Other prosecuted are the then managers of the company or representatives of the companies with which it traded. In addition to cutting taxes and participating in an organized crime group, police officers also accuse them of money laundering. The damage caused to the state was estimated at at least 850 million crowns.
Among other things, the engineering company ČKD Praha DIZ is probably building a Blanka tunnel in Prague.
Entrance to the Blanka tunnel
Author: Blesk: MALIK DAVID