Roman Janoušek
| Roman Janoušek | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 July 1968 Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Occupation | businessman, lobbyist |
| Title | JUDr. |
| Spouse(s) | Simona Janoušková |
Roman Janoušek (born 3 July 1968) is an influential billionaire businessman and lobbyist from the Czech Republic.[1] In November 2014 he started serving a 4.5-year sentence he received for his hit-and-run automobile accident in March 2012.
Business activities
In June 1993 Janoušek co-founded Medea Real. He later made a lot of money in magazine publishing and real estate.
Allegations of corruption
Janoušek has been under investigation regarding allegations of tender-rigging and bribery. It is also alleged that his friendship with Pavel Bém, mayor of Prague between 2002 and 2010, helped him in developing his business activities.[1] He was one of the targets of the 2013 Czech political corruption scandal which led to the downfall of Prime Minister Petr Nečas and his coalition government.
Hit-and-run
On April 30, 2014, Janoušek was handed a 3-year prison sentence for a hit-and-run accident that took place in Prague in March 2012. It is claimed that he had been driving drunk when he collided with another car. He ran over the 51-year-old woman driver causing grievous bodily harm when she attempted to stop him from leaving the scene. Janoušek faced ten years in prison.[2] Both the prosecution and Janoušek appealed the verdict.[3] The court eventually decided to increase Janoušek's prison sentence to 4.5 years and raised the term of his driving ban from 5 years to 7, stating that the injury sustained by the other driver was not the result of an accident but of a deliberate criminal act on the part of Janoušek.[4] On November 18, 2014, Janoušek began serving his sentence in the Brno city jail.[5] Both the prosecution and Janoušek appealed to the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic but the verdict was upheld on July 28, 2015.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Fall of Czech lobbyist Janousek dubbed 'Voldemort'". BBC. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Prague court sentences infamous political fixer to three years in prison". Radio Praha. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ↑ http://zpravy.ihned.cz/cesko/c1-62110180-janousek-je-vinen-rekl-soud-za-nehodu-ma-jit-na-tri-roky-za-mrize-a-pet-let-nesmi-ridit
- ↑ http://zpravy.idnes.cz/roman-janousek-u-vrchniho-soudu-dap-/krimi.aspx?c=A140915_152949_krimi_cen
- ↑ http://zpravy.idnes.cz/janousek-musi-nastoupit-do-vezeni-d54-/krimi.aspx?c=A141118_101943_krimi_bse
- ↑ http://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/trest-pro-janouska-plati-nejvyssi-soud-dovolani-zamitl/r~c5c2ba30353411e593f4002590604f2e/