In August 2026 a public prosecutor conditionally dropped the criminal prosecution of the engineering company Ferrit, which police had charged with supplying mining machinery to Russia in breach of sanctions; the public learned of it on 8 October 2026.
In August 2026 a public prosecutor, by resolution, conditionally dropped the criminal prosecution of the engineering company Ferrit, which the police had charged with supplying mining machinery to Russia in breach of international sanctions. The decision was made public on 8 October 2026 by Czech Television.[1][2]
The charges
The company is based in Frýdlant nad Ostravicí and makes rail vehicles for mining transport and mining loaders.[2] In September 2025 detectives from the National Organised Crime Agency (Národní centrála proti organizovanému zločinu) charged six people and the company. According to the investigators, seven machines reached Russia through intermediaries in other countries, even though their export was subject to restrictions.[2] According to Deník N, which was first to report on the prosecution, the machines went mainly through firms in Turkey and Georgia.[2]
The decision
The prosecutor set the company's probation period at twelve months. According to a spokesperson for the High Public Prosecutor's Office in Olomouc, before the decision the company paid EUR 1,058,635, roughly CZK 26 million, towards financial aid for crime victims.[2][3]
Four of the company's managers concluded plea agreements, which a court still has to approve. The prosecutor agreed monetary penalties with them ranging from CZK 150,000 to 500,000. The prosecution of two other people was discontinued.[1][2]
Change of owner
According to Deník N, in August 2026 control of the company was taken over by Sutor Holding of Most; until then it had been owned by three family companies.[2][3]
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Chronology
- — In August 2026 a public prosecutor conditionally dropped the criminal prosecution of the engineering company Ferrit, which police had charged over deliveries of mining machinery to Russia in breach of sanctions, as Czech Television reported on 8 October; four of the company's managers concluded plea agreements that a court still has to approve. ČT24 ČTK / České noviny
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Sources
- ČT24 — 8 October 2026
- ČTK / České noviny — 8 October 2026
- Novinky.cz — 8 October 2026