Roman Janoušek Explained

Roman Janoušek
Birth Date:1968 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Czechoslovakia
Nationality:Czech
Occupation:businessman, lobbyist
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Spouse:Simona Janoušková

Roman Janoušek (born 3 July 1968) is an influential billionaire businessman and lobbyist from the Czech Republic.[1] In November 2014 he started serving a 4.5-year sentence he received for his hit-and-run automobile accident in March 2012.[2]

Business activities

In June 1993 Janoušek co-founded Medea Real. He later made a lot of money in magazine publishing and real estate.

Allegations of corruption

Janoušek has been under investigation regarding allegations of tender-rigging and bribery. It is also alleged that his friendship with Pavel Bém, mayor of Prague between 2002 and 2010, helped him in developing his business activities.[1] He was one of the targets of the 2013 Czech political corruption scandal which led to the downfall of Prime Minister Petr Nečas and his coalition government.[3]

Hit-and-run

On April 30, 2014, Janoušek was handed a 3-year prison sentence for a hit-and-run accident that took place in Prague in March 2012. It is claimed that he had been driving drunk when he collided with another car. He ran over the 51-year-old woman driver causing grievous bodily harm when she attempted to stop him from leaving the scene. Janoušek faced ten years in prison.[4] Both the prosecution and Janoušek appealed the verdict.[5] The court eventually decided to increase Janoušek's prison sentence to 4.5 years and raised the term of his driving ban from 5 years to 7, stating that the injury sustained by the other driver was not the result of an accident but of a deliberate criminal act on the part of Janoušek.[6] On November 18, 2014, Janoušek began serving his sentence in the Brno city jail.[7] Both the prosecution and Janoušek appealed to the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic but the verdict was upheld on July 28, 2015.[8]

References

  1. News: Fall of Czech lobbyist Janousek dubbed 'Voldemort' . BBC News . 27 March 2012 . March 28, 2012.
  2. Web site: ČTK . Barbora Sedlářová . 2014-11-18 . Lobbista Janoušek nastoupil k výkonu trestu, je v brněnské věznici . 2024-06-03 . iDNES.cz . cs.
  3. Web site: Pokorný . Marek . 2009-07-24 . Bémův muž u nás pral peníze, tvrdí Švýcaři . 2024-06-03 . Hospodářské noviny (HN.cz) . cs.
  4. Web site: Prague court sentences infamous political fixer to three years in prison . 30 April 2014 . Radio Praha . April 30, 2014.
  5. Web site: Janoušek je vinen, řekl soud. Za nehodu má jít na tři roky za mříže a pět let nesmí řídit. 30 April 2014.
  6. Web site: Soud zpřísnil Janouškovi trest, za sražení ženy dostal 4,5 roku vězení. 16 September 2014.
  7. Web site: Lobbista Janoušek nastoupil k výkonu trestu, je v brněnské věznici. 18 November 2014.
  8. Web site: Trest pro Janouška platí. Nejvyšší soud dovolání odmítl. 28 July 2015.