Seven of the twelve members of the supervisory board of the city-owned company Pražské služby signed an open letter to the city leadership in early October 2026, complaining of personal attacks and intimidation at board meetings.
Seven of the twelve members of the supervisory board of the company Pražské služby signed an open letter to the leadership of the Capital City of Prague.[1] In it the signatories describe the board's meetings as having long been burdened by personal attacks, insults and intimidation. The five remaining board members, associated with the Czech Pirate Party, did not sign the letter.[2]
Content of the letter
According to the signatories, the situation culminated at the meeting of 29 July 2026, where the board chairman Lukáš Wagenknecht (JSME TEAM) is said to have made accusations of corruption and put pressure on members not nominated by the Czech Pirate Party.[2] The signatories further state that the meetings are being misused for the political campaign of Deputy Mayor Jana Komrsková and Wagenknecht, and point to repeated leaks of information, for example in connection with efforts to obtain a fine from the Úřad pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže.[2] According to them, Komrsková silently looks on at the attacks at the meetings. Jan Liška (STAN), a councillor of the borough Prague 14 and a board member, confirmed that the atmosphere had been deteriorating for a long time and that in his view writing the letter was unavoidable.[1][2]
Reactions
Wagenknecht rejected the accusations and described the letter as an election campaign; he said that the letter contains untrue information and that the aim of the attacks on him is to prevent scrutiny of the company's finances.[1][2] Komrsková rejected the accusation of bullying and described the letter as an expedient step by the management of Pražské služby and board member Alexandr Bella, the aim of which, in her view, is to block the scrutiny of the city company.[1][2] The mayor of Prague 6, Jakub Stárek (ODS), said that bullying is unacceptable and that he wants to address it after the elections.[1]
Background
Tension between the company's management and Komrsková, who is responsible for the company, has lasted for some time. Komrsková, a former member of the Czech Pirate Party, together with others tried to push through the dismissal of the chief executive Patrik Roman because of his alleged ties to supplier companies; the supervisory board kept him in the post.[1][2]
Chronology
- — Seven of the twelve members of the supervisory board of Pražské služby wrote an open letter to the city leadership complaining of personal attacks and intimidation at board meetings; the board chairman, Lukáš Wagenknecht, rejects the allegations. iDNES.cz, Praha Pražský deník
Sources
- iDNES.cz, Praha — 6 October 2026
- Pražský deník — 6 October 2026