ECB Policymaker Kazimir Charged With Bribery, Denies Wrongdoing

ECB Policymaker Kazimir Charged With Bribery, Denies Wrongdoing
Peter Kazimir attends the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, China, on Jan. 15, 2018. Bobby Yip/Reuters
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PRAGUE—Slovak central bank Governor and European Central Bank governing council member Peter Kazimir has been charged with bribery but denies wrongdoing and will defend himself against the charges, Kazimir and his lawyer said on Tuesday.

“I do not feel guilty of any crime,” Kazimir, who served as finance minister before taking the central bank post in 2019, said in an emailed statement that followed a media report that he had been charged.