Miloslav Ransdorf (15 February 1953 – 22 January 2016) was a Czech politician and

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for the

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, part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left party group in the

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. He died in office at

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in 2016.

Controversies

In 2013, Ransdorf was videotaped by Dutch newsblog

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, checking in at the European Parliament to claim 304 euro daily expenses fee and immediately leaving. When confronted, Ransdorf became engaged in a physical altercation with the reporter. In 2015, Ransdorf was detained in Zurich, Switzerland, with three men from

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, after attempting to withdraw 350 million euros at the

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with false IDs. Ransdorf was involved in four car accidents, which led to speculation about drunk driving.

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* 1953 births 2016 deaths Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia MEPs MEPs for the Czech Republic 2004–2009 MEPs for the Czech Republic 2009–2014 MEPs for the Czech Republic 2014–2019 People from Rakovník Charles University alumni {{CzechRepublic-MEP-stub