Former Director of Czech Television Souček Sued the Czech Television Council

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Jan Souček has filed a lawsuit against the Czech Television Council. He considers his dismissal, which the council accepted on May 6, to be illegal. Souček delivered the lawsuit through his legal representative on July 1. At the same time, he delivered a pre-suit notice to the new CEO of ČT, Hynek Chudárek, demanding payment of the bonus, specifically the amount of 1,326,400 crowns.

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The Respekt website was the first to report this, according to which Souček is also demanding payment of his annual bonus for 2024 up to half of its maximum amount. In April, the council awarded him only a tenth of the annual bonus. Souček was at the head of the public television for a year and seven months, although he was elected for six years. In early May, 15 out of 17 council members voted in favor of his dismissal in a secret ballot. Accor…

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Jan Souček has challenged his dismissal from the position of head of Czech Television in court. He claims that the Czech Television Board violated the law and did not give him a chance to defend himself. He is also demanding that his successor, Hynek Chudárek, pay him more than 1.3 million crowns in bonuses.

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Former CEO of Czech Television (ČT) Jan Souček has filed a lawsuit against the ČT Council, which dismissed him from office in May. Souček considers the decision illegal, and according to him, the councilors have unacceptably expanded the legal grounds for dismissal. If he succeeds in court, Souček does not plan to invalidate the recent election of his successor, Hank Chudárek, and does not want to return to ČT. The website Respekt reported this …

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Prague - Former CEO of Czech Television (ČT) Jan Souček has filed a lawsuit against the ČT Council, which dismissed him from office in May. Souček considers the decision illegal, and according to him, the councilors have unacceptably expanded the legal grounds for dismissal. If he succeeds in court, Souček does not plan to invalidate the recent election of his successor, Hank Chudárek, and does not want to return to ČT. The Respekt website repor…