Updated 30.5.2024: I add a PHOTOGALLERY. "Blood on the hands" is a cultural trait; in Arab countries it is seen as corruption. This event is not on the list of rallies. Islam itself is peaceful, unlike Islamism. Islam has much to give us. Translation of the Arabic inscription: 'Our rights are constitutional, our demands are lawful. All Czech media are silent so far, except for the tabloid BLESK (29.5). You can sign the petition sheets on the spot, and now you can also sign the PETITION on the Internet. On the very first day of the protest, a Czech anonymous person called Mrs. Dubovcova and called her "ZUB" (Arabic for "dick", the worst swear word). The checkpoint is right in front of the police building. The police are correct, as are the KSA staff, including senior officials. 
I could talk to them without any problems. Finances are important to a widow. She is also trying to rectify the situation at the MFA and the KSA so that this unfortunate event can never happen again. Mrs Dubovcová was personally supported and the petition was signed by former great diplomats Karel Stehno (91 years old) and Miroslav Belica. These three great diplomats deserve to be honored by the state on October 28. Their names will not be found among this year's nominees, but once again a number of people who have done much less for the country. The Czech Nicola Tesla Emil Kolben, founder of ČKD, is again not among them. They have already received honours from the citizens. JŠ
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Update 5/28/2024: At the family's request, I am clarifying (to avoid confusion). The term "black paramedics" was used in the incident inventory not to refer to skin color, but to refer to the black-colored clothing of KSA's paramedics. JŠ
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Protest against the failure to provide first aid and compensation to the family. Petition stand.
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Petr Dubovec held the position of chargé d'affaires a.i. at the Czech Embassy in Kuwait and in Damascus (a.i. means that no ambassador was sent to the aforementioned country - he held the highest post at the embassy in both countries for a total of 10 years). A tribute to his memory and work. JŠ
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I would like to inform you about the protest action of Mrs. Lenka Dubovcova, whose husband Petr Dubovec, a long-time employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Councillor-Ambassador, employee of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Riyadh, died during a business trip in Riyadh as a result of failure to provide first aid in February 2019.
Peter Dubovec's death was not immediately reported by the media for unclear reasons. Therefore, the widow Lenka Dubovcová, a former employee of consular departments in Arab countries, sought financial compensation on her own. Even after five years of communication with the MFA and the Saudi side, the family has not received an apology, an admission of wrongdoing and proper financial compensation.
For this reason, the widow of Petr Dubovec has resorted to the following steps. She wants to make the whole case and the process of communication with the MFA and Saudi Arabia as public as possible. In an effort to be as open as possible, Mrs. Dubovcova has written a brief (albeit extensive) summary of the events of the case, which you will find in this APPENDIX in Czech (Initials, names and positions of persons in the case).
Mrs Dubovcová is preparing for a protest action with the help of her family. All her efforts to date to make amends have failed. It will start in front of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (Na Zátorce 622/32, 160 00 Prague 6 - Bubeneč) on Monday 27 May at 9:00 am. The end date will depend on the attitude of the other side. An information leaflet in Czech and English - see above - will be available at the protest site for interested media and public.
There is a vital need for the return of real diplomats, educated, capable, morally and characteristically strong personalities, serving the country. Not to turn their positions into a corrupt business of functions, as we are experiencing today in politics in general, unfortunately not only in the Czech Republic. Petr Dubovec was such a great diplomat. The EP elections will be another test of the maturity of today's society.
You can contact me at any time.
Jan Šinágl
media representative
+420 775 239 148
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