Zvrat se nekoná, Rath definitivně narazil. Evropský soud smetl stížnost exministra zdravotnictví

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg rejected a complaint filed by former Central Bohemian governor David Rath, who was convicted in the Czech Republic for corruption in public procurement. Rath's complaint alleged violations of court impartiality and the presumption of innocence in the first part of his case concerning a tender for the reconstruction of Buštěhrad Castle. The former health minister challenged media statements by state prosecutors and police officers, which he claimed convinced the public of his guilt before court decisions were made. Rath also argued that the criminal proceedings lasted more than nine years and that the lay judges in the criminal senate were elected by the Central Bohemian regional assembly, which was a victim in the case. Rath was convicted of corruption and manipulation in public procurement and was arrested in 2012 with a box of wine worth seven million crowns. According to statistics from the European Court, it decided 115 cases concerning the Czech Republic between 2022 and 2025, finding violations of the convention in 19 cases.