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Albert Einstein
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A former diplomat was wrongfully removed from the service. This follows from the verdict obtained by Aktuálně.cz. The former consul in Morocco pointed to corruption suspicions surrounding the issuance of visas. The Foreign Ministry sent her back to the Czech Republic, after which the administration removed her from all work. However, according to the court, she is entitled to seek protection as a possible whistleblower. This is the first such case in Czech diplomacy.
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Further information from the judgment of the MS Prague of 14 February 2024 - No. 14 Ad 1/2023- 99 - Senate of JUDr. Štěpán Výborný, PhD.
12. In contravention of the above-mentioned statutory provisions, the service authority referred to the applicant as mentally ill and questioned her credibility in its letters to the National Security Office (NSA). In doing so, the applicant was merely asserting her rights. Moreover, the psychologist's report, from which the service authority inferred the applicant's mental problems, lacked the essential attributes of an official document. Moreover, the expert report of the NSA's experts refuted that she suffered from a mental disorder.
It is as if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic did not notice the year 1989 - its manners today are in many ways reminiscent of StB methods that even the Gestapo did not dare. Jana Chaloupková has long since become, for decent citizens, the Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic! Too bad the judge did not order the MFA to employ her immediately?! JŠ
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