The corruption case at the Prague City Hall concerns an investigation of the Roads Department (odbor pozemních komunikací), which approves traffic equipment and structures and decides on applications connected with project documentation, for example road closures. Police officers carried out an operation in the City Hall building in Škoda Palace (Škodův palác) in the second half of July 2026 [1]. In connection with the operation, six people, including two City Hall officials, and two companies were charged [1].*
The charges and the roles of the accused
According to investigators, the accused acted as an organised criminal group with a clearly defined structure and divided roles [1]. Investigators charge them, as accomplices, with participation in an organised criminal group, abuse of authority and accepting bribes, as well as unauthorised business activity and laundering of proceeds of crime [1]. After the operation at City Hall, police seized property worth tens of millions of crowns from the accused [1].
The former head of the department and his deputy
Among the accused were the then head of the Roads Department, Aleš Krejča, and his deputy Jan Krejčí [1]. According to Seznam Zprávy, police charged Krejča with secretly taking part in preparing project documentation for the company Dopravní inženýring Praha, which is owned by his brother and partner [1]. Companies applying for road closures submitted this documentation to Krejča's department for approval [1]. The design company's revenues over the previous ten years totalled roughly 250 million crowns; the company is registered at a virtual address in Prague's Smíchov district [1]. According to investigators, Krejčí also committed similar acts on a smaller scale, allegedly using a company of his friend [1].
End of employment
Since the operation, both officials had been on so-called work obstacles, meaning that they did not go to work but continued to receive their salary [1]. Aleš Krejča's employment at City Hall ended on 13 August 2026, and Jan Krejčí's on 14 September 2026 [1]. For Jan Krejčí, the work obstacles on the employer's side lasted until 31 August 2026, after which he took his unused leave [1]. Neither man commented on the matter to journalists [1].
City apartment
Český rozhlas Radiožurnál previously reported that Krejča was at the same time using a city apartment, although he in fact lived with his partner in a family villa [1]. City Hall looked into the matter, but according to City Hall spokesman Vít Hofman the inquiry was closed as pointless [1]. The lease between Krejča and the Capital City of Prague was ended by agreement as of 31 August 2026, and the apartment was formally handed over on the same date [1].
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Chronology
- — Two Prague City Hall officials charged with corruption left their posts after a police raid. Echo24 Blesk.cz
Sources
- Echo24 — 24 September 2026
- Blesk.cz — 24 September 2026
- Pražský deník — 24 September 2026