Wolf recently withdrew from the CSSD group of deputies and from the CSSD.
Among others, he said Paroubek had extorted him during the presidential election in parliament this February. Paroubek allegedly threatened Wolf to publicly disclose the information about alleged discrepancies in the drawing of state subsidies by Wolf's UT 2002 firm if Wolf did not vote for Jan Svejnar, the CSSD's presidential candidate. On July 3, Paroubek warned Wolf that he would take the case to court if Czech CSSD branch dismisses reasons for deputy's departure ...
Czech CSSD chairman calls on Wolf to give up mandate of MP ...
Autumn elections to shake ODS rule - Czech CSSD leader Paroubek ... Wolf failed to apologise to him for his words within three days or submit evidence to prove his allegation. Wolf reacted saying he would defend himself. "A public accusation of so serious a crime as extortion is impossible to tolerate. It is an interference in my personal rights, which has largely exceeded the limits of a free discussion in democratic society," Paroubek said a week ago. Wolf is already the fourth deputy to leave the CSSD and its group of deputies, after Michal Pohanka, Milos Melcak and Evzen Snitily. Some observers suspect their steps to be mastermined by the senior ruling Civic Democratic Party (ODS) that they say needs to "buy" the opposition's votes to help push through certain legislation on which the government coalition is not united, such as the installation of a U.S. missile defence radar on Czech soil.
(Ceske Noviny)
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