Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD)

Jaroslav Bašta, SPD deputy and former minister, died

You can also listen to the article in audio version. Jaroslav Bašta, dissident, minister of Zeman’s government, diplomat and SPD MP in recent years, has died. He was 75 years old. The SPD informed about his death in a press release. He entered public life in 1968, was one of the first political prisoners of … Read more

Basta is seriously ill. Taking away his compensation would not be ethical, says the SPD

Since last April, the sick MP has received approximately 1.8 million crowns in compensation, Novinky reported this week. “It’s definitely not right. I don’t think it’s appropriate, but I don’t see the possibility of discussing it with MP Bašta, and I think it wouldn’t be ethically correct,” Radim Fiala (SPD) said in a discussion on … Read more