(MFD/1) The trial of Ex-Executive Vice Chair Libor Novák of ODS is revealing that many of the party's alleged sponsors from around 1995 were actually people with close ties to Třinecké Železárny, which was privatized by the Klaus cabinet at about the same time. There is suspicion that one gift of Kč 7.5m from former employee Jarmila Mlejnková of Silas Group - which bought Třinec - was never disclosed. If this is found to be true, Novák's prison sentence in the event of a guilty verdict could more than double to 12years. (MFD/8) Jiří Leschtina of MFD says Novák's tax-evasion case should be expanded into a full-blown investigation into corruption at the highest political levels.