Zlín – The District Court in Zlín acquitted the father and ex-wife of Radek Březina, the organizer of large-scale business with untaxed alcohol, from charges of so-called money laundering. Vladimír Březin and Stanislav Březinová faced three to eight years in prison for legalizing the proceeds of crime. They both denied guilt and did not come to today’s verdict. The acquittal was handed down by the court of first instance in the case for the second time.
Attorney General Radek Bartoš proposed unconditional sentences in the case. He demanded imprisonment of around 5.5 years for Vladimír Březina, 69, and under 5.5 years for Stanislav Březina, who is under 5.5 years of age, ie half the sentence. Defendants’ defense attorneys demanded that their clients be acquitted. According to the decision of the Criminal Chamber with the chairman Pavel Houdek, the act identified in the application is not a criminal offense.
The case concerns more than half a billion crowns, which, according to the public prosecutor, came from the illegal business of the group around Radek Březina. According to the indictment, Vladimír Březina and Stanislava Březinová participated in money laundering in the years 2005 to 2013, when they tried to legalize their deposits in bank accounts and by buying securities and real estate. Thanks to this, according to the plaintiff, Vladimír Březina came to more than 446 million, Stanislava Březinová to more than 42 million and Radek Březina to 18 million crowns. Two assistants were also originally indicted in the case, but according to the courts, their criminal liability in relation to the defendant’s crime could not be proven.
The District Court acquitted Vladimír Březina and Stanislav Březinová of the charges as early as 2019. Last year, however, the Regional Court of Appeal acquitted the judgment in relation to Březin and Březinová due to defects and returned the case to the district court. The supplement to the evidence, which the court addressed last week, included documentary evidence. Tomáš Březina, who kept the so-called black accounts dealing with illegal transactions for his brother Radek, also testified in private before the court.
Vladimír Březina has previously stated that he obtained the money, among other things, by doing business with electronics and high-interest loans. Stanislava Březinová said that she did not actively participate in the husband’s business. They both claimed that they did not know about the illegal business of Radek Březina, who is serving 13 years in prison for business with untaxed alcohol. The damage caused by the Olomouc High Court estimated the amount at more than 5.6 billion crowns. Březin’s case has been employing the police and prosecutors since 2012, when, after the outbreak of the methyl alcohol affair, they focused on the illegal production of spirits.
Source: CTK
