The High Court in Olomouc rejected, at the end of October 2026 in a closed session, the complaint of a lawyer accused in the bitcoin case. The lawyer had challenged the seizure of funds in two of his bank accounts. The High Court thereby upheld the earlier decision of the Regional Court in Brno. The infoSoud court database states that the decision of the court of first instance was confirmed.[1]
The money was seized in May 2026 as substitute value by detectives of the Národní centrála proti organizovanému zločinu. According to the indictment, one account held CZK 662,653 and the other CZK 537,505, together more than CZK 1.2 million.[1][3] High Court spokesman Stanislav Cik said that he cannot report on the outcome until the written decision has been prepared and sent to the parties to the proceedings.[1]
According to the indictment, the lawyer took part in the donation of bitcoins to the Ministry of Justice by a donor who is accused in the case of legalising proceeds of crime and of running the darknet marketplace Nucleus Market.[2][3] In early May 2026 detectives also charged former Minister of Justice Pavel Blažek, his former deputy Radomír Daňhel and the lawyer with legalising proceeds of crime and abuse of powers by an official. Police are prosecuting them without detention, and they face five to 12 years in prison.[2] According to the indictment, Blažek and Daňhel accepted a gift of 468 bitcoins from the donor; both Blažek and Daňhel deny guilt.[1]
A week earlier the donor also failed with a complaint at the High Court in Olomouc, in which he had challenged the decision to keep him in custody.[1][2][3]