Tomáš Knížek, a former deputy at the General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic, testified as a witness on 2 November 2026 at the trial in the Dozimetr case. He confirmed that a group around a Zlín businessman who is accused in the case had influence over the Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) through managers it had installed.[1]
Indictment
According to prosecutor Adam Borgula, the group led by this businessman influenced tenders through managers in the DPP leadership and received bribes for it. The prosecution also charges the accused with taking part in an organised criminal group, giving bribes, money laundering and illegal handling of drugs, with the legal qualification differing between individual defendants. The prosecutor proposed a ten-year sentence for the Zlín businessman and an eight-year sentence for the former Prague deputy mayor Hlubuček.[1]
Testimony
Knížek stated that, of the group, he worked with a businessman who concluded an agreement on guilt and punishment in the case and was sentenced to a suspended sentence and a fine. He had previously worked for this businessman in companies in the field of information technology. According to his testimony, he met other members of the group in apartments and at parties. "I knew that money was being divided there, but I did not take part in it," he stated.[1]
According to Knížek, he initially regarded the Zlín businessman as a competitor of the aforementioned associate in the struggle for influence in the DPP, and later as his partner. According to him, DPP contracts were discussed at the meetings he attended. He also spoke with Hlubuček about his political campaign. He admitted that he had communicated several times over an encrypted phone.[1]
Related proceedings
Knížek is also being prosecuted in the case concerning the management of the General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic, which is connected to the Dozimetr case. Together with the businessman he concluded an agreement on guilt and punishment with the prosecutor, but the court did not approve it. Judge Milan Rossi insists on a new hearing to determine whether the two deserve the status of a cooperating accused. The prosecutor, Knížek and the businessman all lodged a complaint against the decision. Also prosecuted in the same matter is the former ODS deputy Marek Šnajdr, who did not conclude an agreement and had earlier denied guilt. The police are prosecuting the three on suspicion of a bribe of CZK 200,000 in connection with an insurer contract for the preparation of documentation.[1]
Sources
- Blesk.cz — 2 November 2026