The police requested communication from the city council regarding building regulations

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27.01.2015 20:15

Prague - The police have requested materials from the Prague City Hall regarding the Prague building regulations, said Petra Hrubá, a spokesperson for the City Hall, to ČTK. Correspondence with the City Hall must also be submitted by other institutions that have communicated with it regarding the regulations. There was speculation in December about a criminal complaint being filed due to the regulations, which former mayor Tomáš Hudeček denied at that time. The Prague building regulations are an implementing decree of the building law, which came into effect last October. However, the Ministry for Regional Development suspended its validity.

"At the moment, we are collecting the documents and expect to submit them within a matter of days," the spokesperson confirmed. According to information from ČTK, a similar request has also been received by other institutions involved in the process of creating the Prague building regulations, such as the Czech Chamber of Authorized Engineers and Architects active in construction (ČKAIT).
    "Last week, the Chamber received a request from the police to send all correspondence it had with the City Hall of Prague and other institutions concerning the Prague building regulations," said ČTK Chairman of ČKAIT Pavel Křeček. The Ministry for Regional Development (MMR) also reportedly received the same request.
    The Institute of Planning and Development and former mayor Tomáš Hudeček (independent, formerly TOP 09) denied in December the information from Nova television, according to which he is facing a criminal complaint due to the building regulations. It alleged abuse of power by a public official when the regulations were enforced in a non-standard manner. At that time, the police did not confirm this criminal complaint, and its current statement is being verified by ČTK. Hudeček denied it, saying that no criminal complaint has been filed against him even today.
    The campaign against the new building regulations was led by the advertising company BigBoard before the October elections. They primarily criticized Hudeček, who enforced and defended the building regulations. If the regulations are not revoked, BigBoard threatened arbitration. However, the company previously refused to confirm the filing of a criminal complaint. On the contrary, experts in the construction field expressed support for the new regulations through industry organizations.
    The Prague building regulations came into effect in October of last year, but MMR suspended their validity in early January. The current leadership of Prague is preparing a revision of them, which should be completed approximately six months after the council's decision. Deputy Mayor Matěj Stropnický (SZ, Trojkoalice) wants to present the material for the decision at one of the upcoming council meetings.

The police requested communication from the city council regarding building regulations

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