The project, whose costs have exceeded 2 billion crowns, was approved by the then Justice Minister Pavel Nemec (Freedom Union, in the post in 2005-2006).
The construction was supervised by top officials from the Brno regional court. Two years ago, the price of the planned complex was put at 800 million crowns. In the meantime it has exceeded 2 billion. NKU inspectors have found out that the author of the design proposed its parameters regardless of the planned budget, and that the "generous" design Huge US payout over anthrax case ...
Czech ministry to create over 1000 new jobs for convicts ... was followed by the constructors. Now it is up to the police to uncover who is to blame for the huge increase in the price. Under the new minister, Jiri Pospisil (Civic Democrats, ODS, in the post since early 2007), the Justice Ministry changed the project, succeeding to lower the costs by 80 million crowns by deleting the projected squash grounds, wi-fi Internet and a sunblind system operated by phone, HN writes. Addressed by the daily, Brno regional court chairman Jaromir Parizek said that all his steps connected with the project had been approved by the ministry management. Nemec has not been available for comment. The Palace of Justice is the largest construction investment in south Moravia. Its two buildings are to host the court and Brno's City State Attorney's Office, respectively. As a result of its high costs, all other investments in the judicial area in Brno have been frozen, HN says. ($1=15.410 crowns)
(Ceske Noviny)
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