Lizner was indicted earlier this month on one count of requesting a bribe and another count of receiving a bribe. He was released from a Prague prison in February.
"He hasn't been sentenced yet ... he's not working in the position where he worked before. At the moment he's working in mathematical analysis, tax systems," Finance Ministry spokeswoman Ludmila said Tuesday.
Lizner, who also directed the Central Securities Registry, was arrested after police said that acting on a tip-off, they caught him outside a Prague restaurant receiving a briefcase packed with 8.3 million crowns ($319,000) in cash.
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