Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas arrives to tender his resignation to President Milos Zeman (unseen), at the Prague Castle June 17, 2013. REUTERS/David W Cerny
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech prosecutors asked the lower house of parliament to lift the immunity of former prime minister Petr Necas on Monday, the first time in the country's modern history that a head of government may face criminal charges.
Necas, 48, quit as prime minister last month after a close aide was charged with bribery and abuse of office, but he remains a member of parliament and has parliamentary immunity.
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