Czech transport minister Dan Tok, dubbed “Mr Clean” for taking the lead in a finance transparency campaign, is embroiled in a cross-border corruption scandal.
Tok, who has been in office for only four months, is accused of turning a blind eye to a bribe that is believed to have been given to Czech officials in the years 2010-2011 to secure a contract for Swedish construction giant Skanska and its partners in the Czech Republic.
At the time, Dan Tok was a CEO of Skanska Czech Repu...
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