Document 315 - Written interpellation by M. Hlavatý to I. Červený concerning the discontinuation of proceedings regarding waste in the separating wall of the Heřmanice spoil heap and the transfer of environmental and financial risks to the state

Scope: Sections 112–131; pages 1–10.

A written interpellation requests clarification regarding the suspension of proceedings against Ridera Bohemia due to the possible disposal of waste into the Heřmanická heap’s retaining wall and the risk that the state will bear the cost of remediation. The member of parliament requests information regarding the evidence, the procedures followed by the ministry and the inspectorate, the exclusion of the state-owned enterprise DIAMO, and the possibilities for sanctions and recovery of damages. The minister states that the ministry took over the proceedings due to delays and procedural errors by the inspectorate, but suspended them on July 1, 2026, because the suspicions could not be substantiated and it was no longer possible to obtain new conclusive samples. The proceedings regarding corrective measures were discontinued for the same reason; the ministry characterizes the second case involving material stored in another part of the tailings pile as distinct both in law and in fact.