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He wanted to "buy off" a drunk driver for Kč100000: a Ukrainian was detained in the Czech Republic

16.03.2024 22:29 Without borders

The man was detained for trying to give a bribe.

The man was detained for trying to give a bribe.

The court has remanded in custody a Ukrainian suspected of offering a bribe to police officers in the Pilsen region of the Czech Republic, writes Gromada.cz.

According to the investigation, on March 11, the police stopped a Nissan car in the town of Horšovský Týn (Domažlice County). A woman was driving. The test showed that she was intoxicated.

At that moment, according to the prosecution, the passenger of the car, a 36-year-old Ukrainian, offered the police a bribe of 100 thousand rubles. CZK so that they do not formalize the offense and allow the couple to move on.

The Domažlic court sent the suspect into custody, Novinky writes.

"There is a risk that the accused may flee or hide. All this is due to the fact that he does not have a legal residence permit in the Czech Republic," explained Judge Jan Schwigler.

Instead, Ukrainian appealed the decision. The appeal will be heard by a court in Plzeň.

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