The Anti-Corruption Police will investigate the wealth of an official from K. Vary

Karlovy Vary/Praha - The Anti-Corruption Police have begun investigating the head of the building office of the Karlovy Vary magistrate, Ivana Doubová. They suspect that she may have committed a crime while trading her properties. These properties gained significant value due to a change in the zoning plan, when they were reclassified from meadows to building plots. Doubová, whose department proposed the reclassification to the councilors, earned about 25 million crowns from their sale. Nova television reported this today.
    "There may have been a crime of abuse of power, at this time we are carrying out some actions, we are requesting written materials from various authorities," said Roman Skřepek, spokesman for the Anti-Corruption Police, to Nova.
    A criminal complaint regarding the case was already filed in March by opposition councilor Jiří Kotek of Karlovy Vary. The city is hesitating with the official's dismissal, having commissioned three assessments and is still waiting for another one. "Rather, we as a city are defending ourselves from potentially penalizing someone, and that person may seek legal action against us," said Jan Kopál, spokesman for the Karlovy Vary magistrate, to the television.
    The official did not disclose that she owns the properties. According to some opinions, this put her in a conflict of interest. However, more than a year has passed since the council's decision on the zoning change. Thus, the so-called preclusive period has been exceeded, and the matter can no longer be addressed as an offense.
    The office led by Ivana Doubová previously dealt with the case of unauthorized constructions by Russian businessman Nikolai Stepanov. These constructions still stand today. The situation at the Karlovy Vary magistrate has repeatedly been examined by the police at the urging of citizens, but they have always concluded that no crime was committed.