Radim Chlad stated that an official who approves a payment knowing that the European Commission is unlikely to reimburse it is, in his view, consciously causing damage to Czech public funds. He characterized such actions as fulfilling the objective characteristics of a criminal offense, for which a penalty of two to eight years is imposed in cases of damages exceeding five million crowns. He added that some who previously served are now serving on the sidelines. #EvropskáKomise #veřejnéfinance #trestnýčin (translated)