[2] The President of the Czech Republic can only be impeached in the case of an act of treason (which is not defined in the constitution itself).
Before his term ended, he announced an amnesty to mark the 20th anniversary of the Czech Republic's independence.
[4] The amnesty sparked a public petition to persuade the Czech Senate to charge President Klaus with treason before the Constitutional court,[5] effectively impeaching him.
[13] Klaus' successor Miloš Zeman, who had not agreed with the amnesty, described the impeachment attempt as a "hysterical reaction" and "absurd".
[14] Miroslav Kalousek, known as a vehement opponent of Klaus' politics, condemned the impeachment attempt as "gigantic stupidity".