PRAGUE (Reuters) - A Czech court struck down on Tuesday the main part of charges against two former deputies involved in a bribery scandal that toppled the Czech government last month, weakening the prosecution case.
The Supreme Court ruled that the former deputies, in custody pending investigation of accepting posts at state companies in return for dropping a rebellion against Prime Minister Petr Necas last year, were covered by parliamentary immunity.
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