Baku-APA. Lawmakers at the Czech parliament's upper house have decided to press high treason charges against outgoing president Vaclav Klaus over his controversial amnesty — an unprecedented move that taints the end of his presidency, APA reports quoting Associated Press.
Klaus infuriated many Czechs when he halted court proceedings in several high-profile fraud cases and financial scams as part of his recent amnesty.
In Monday's vote, Senators in the 81-seat house, which is controlled by the left-wing opposition, voted 38-30 to file charges at the Constitutional Court. Only the Senate has such power in the Czech legal system.
It is not clear when a verdict might be expected, but the worst punishment Klaus faces is the loss of the presidential job — and his final term in office ends Thursday.
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