Andrej Babiš and Roman Berbr face ongoing legal proceedings

Legal proceedings are advancing in two major corruption cases in the Czech Republic. A regional court in Plzeň has opened an appeal process regarding former FAČR vice-chairman Roman Berbr. While a lower court previously convicted Berbr only for embezzlement from the Pilsen Regional Football Association, the state prosecutor is appealing the verdict, insisting on charges of participation in an organized criminal group related to match-fixing in favor of Slavoj Vyšehrad.

Separately, a Prague regional court has commenced a trial involving the Agrofert holding company and two former managers, Michal Miksche and Václav Šrámek. They are accused of obtaining an illegitimate 100 million CZK EU subsidy for a toast production line at the Zelená louka bakery. Prosecutors allege the company used falsified documents and concealed information to secure the funds, which were intended for an innovative project that investigators claim was not actually innovative.