Czech Minister of Justice Pavel Blažek, in response to the Bitcoin case of unclear origin worth almost a billion crowns received by his department, decided to resign. He wrote it on Friday on the social network X, but he is not aware of any illegal proceedings, says TASR newsletter in Prague.
“After an agreement with the Prime Minister Peter Fial, I decided to resign for the post of Minister of Justice. I am not aware of any illegal action. However, I do not want to harm the reputation of government or government coalition,“Explained his step Blažek.
Fiala appreciated his decision. “I am convinced that in the event of a bitcoin auction he acted in good faith, and that is more of his responsible step I appreciate,“He wrote the Prime Minister on the social network X. He stressed that Blažek decided to resign on the day when an amendment to the Criminal Code, which he said, appreciated the professional and lay public.
The opposition said that despite the announced resignation of Blažka, many questions remain unanswered And he will want Prime Minister Fiala to comment on the case.
The Czech policy is moving the case of the Ministry of Justice, which adopted Bitcoins worth almost a billion crowns (almost 40 million euros) from a person who was sentenced to the Internet drug trade in the past. The opposition criticizes the adoption of a gift, which she seems to come from criminal activity, saying that it could be a wishes of dirty money.
The case is also dealt with by the police and the top state council in Olomouc. Blažek argued that the man who donated the Bitcoin department, he sentenced his sentence and is not accused of nowadays. At the same time, he also pointed out that there was no court decision that the cryptocurrency would come from crime.
He also added that the money will be used to help victims of crime, financing the fight against cybercriminality and to finance the prison service. The opposition described this as “a scandal of huge proportions”.
