The court in Brno imposed two suspended sentences in connection with the housing case

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The municipal court in Brno on Tuesday imposed suspended and monetary penalties on two people for bribery in connection with the so-called Brno housing case. The court approved the plea agreement, so the decision is final. The case is closely related to the case surrounding the former chairman of the housing committee of the Brno-střed district and ODS politician Otakar Bradáč, in which the police are prosecuting several people. This part of the investigation is not over yet. This is the first conviction in connection with the case.

Erik Kowolowski received a sentence of 18 months suspended for three years and a fine of 50,000 crowns. The court sentenced Markéta Ilčáková to 15 months suspended for two years and a fine of 40,000 crowns. Both confessed fully, in February of this year they both agreed to an agreement with the plaintiff.

According to the approved agreement, Kowolowski was favored in the waiting list for a municipal apartment as a result of false information in his application for an apartment in Hrnčířská Street. For example, he stated that his daughter had a spinal injury, was immobile and needed to be taken care of, or that his girlfriend was pregnant. Thanks to this, he got an apartment in just a few months, it usually takes years. According to the agreement, he was advised by other people who could influence the allocation of the apartment, including the then chairman of the Housing Commission, Bradáč. For this, according to the agreement, he gave them a bribe of 300,000 crowns. According to the approved agreement, he also advised Ilčáková on how to proceed in order to obtain a city apartment in Veveří. According to the agreement, Ilčáková gave a bribe of 250,000 crowns.

“These cases were completely clear, both accused confessed from the beginning of the criminal proceedings and signaled from the beginning that they were interested in concluding agreements,” said prosecutor Petra Lastovecká. She said that both the accused were very helpful regarding the main branch of the case as well. “They fully confess to their criminal activities, and since they had to cooperate with other persons who participated in their criminal activities, they of course also describe the criminal activities of these persons,” the plaintiff said.

Next week, the city court will start dealing with another similar case, the accused of bribery is a police officer. In this case, the court will deal with the case in the main trial.