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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Czech ex-Premier Babis acquitted in EU funds fraud case

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A Prague court on Monday acquitted former Prime Minister Andrej Babis of fraud charges in a $2 million case involving European Union subsidies.

A prosecutor requested a three-year suspended sentence and a fine of 10 million Czech koruna ($440,000) for the populist billionaire.

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