BIS has no information on ties between PM, govt, mafia - Paroubek

Prague- The counter-intelligence service (BIS) has no information proving that the prime minister or other members of the government are linked to organised crime, PM Jiri Paroubek (Social Democrats, CSSD) has said on TV Prima, citing a report that BIS released today.

Paroubek's opponent in a discussion on TV Prima, opposition Civic Democrat (ODS) leader Mirek Topolanek, said that there exists another BIS report that says something different.

According to Paroubek, the report Topolanek was referring to is the BIS press report connected with the BIS annual report for 2004.