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Following the controversial presidential amnesty by Václav Klaus, announced on January 1, the Ministry of Justice has now revealed that more than 50,000 people will have their judgements overturned, fines quashed or be released from prison.
Among the 50,000, are 3,000 prosecutions for serious financial crimes which have been halted before any judgement could be given.
Prosecutors have already launched proceedings to overturn the presidential pardon for 17 high-profile financial crime cases, in which suspects who fled the country returned after their prosecutions were halted, writes the daily.
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