Czech VV's Barta allegedly copied texts in doctoral thesis -press

Vit Barta, informal leader of Public Affairs (VV), ex-member of the Czech ruling coalition, and his brother Matej allegedly copied textbooks of their teacher Jiri Straus in their theses for which they were granted the titles of doctor of law, weekly Reflex said on Thursday. Straus himself assessed their works and approved them. That is why Reflex has filed a suspicion of corruption with a Prague state attorney's office. Straus, Vit Barta and Matej Barta dismiss the accusation.