Karviná mayor Jan Wolf, an independent and former SOCDEM member, reported to police on Thursday, June 25, 2026, after returning from a holiday in Croatia. Wolf is charged in a football corruption affair. His arrival ended the manhunt in which he had been listed as a wanted person. respekt.cz ↗
According to available information, Wolf reported to police to give testimony on his own. After the interrogation, police detained him. The public prosecutor's office subsequently began considering further steps, including a motion to place him in custody. Some reports state that prosecutors will request custody, while others describe them as still weighing whether to propose it. forum24.cz ↗
The case concerns a football corruption affair in which the Karviná mayor is charged. The available articles do not provide further details about the substance of the charges or what specific role Wolf is alleged by investigators to have played in the case. forum24.cz ↗
Further developments will depend on the decision of the public prosecutor's office and, if a custody motion is filed, on the court. Until then, the key new information remains that the manhunt for Wolf has ended and that police detained him after his return from Croatia. idnes.cz ↗
Police detained Karviná mayor Jan Wolf
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Sources (3)
Policie po výslechu primátora Jana Wolfa zadržela. Státní zastupitelství nyní zvažuje podání návrhu na jeho vzetí do vazby
forum24.cz
| 13:50 25.06.
Udivený primátor Karviné přišel na policii. Ta jej zadržela, hrozí mu vazba
lidovky.cz
| 13:54 25.06.
Primátor Karviné obviněný ve fotbalové aféře se přihlásil policii
forum24.cz
| 11:52 25.06.
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