A regional court in Olomouc acquitted 13 individuals and the company FAU of tax evasion charges on Monday. The case gained prominence due to allegations that the financial authorities unfairly targeted FAU. In 2017, a recording surfaced featuring then-Finance Minister Andrej Babiš discussing FAU and using the phrase “we cracked down on them,” widely interpreted as referring to a tax investigation. Babiš, now Prime Minister, has faced scrutiny over the incident, as the tax administration fell under his ministerial control at the time. The court’s decision effectively dismisses claims of politically motivated pressure in the tax proceedings against FAU. The acquittal concludes the legal proceedings related to this specific case of alleged tax evasion. No further details regarding the court’s reasoning were immediately available.