Jan Lipavský: "The Czech Republic has come a long way since the Velvet Revolution. We are a free, adult and self-confident democracy. In the 1990s, people wanted a better world, and we must strive for it now. It would be disrespectful to resign ourselves to the ideals of the Velvet Revolution and believe that there is nothing left to improve."
About two months after his death, his wife asked then Secretary of State Miroslav Stasek (now the Czech ambassador to the US) why there was no press release or press coverage of the death of diplomat Petr Dubovec? His answer: 'In the case of deaths of diplomats, the MFA does not react in any way and no news is issued'. In that case, he was probably the only great diplomat in the world, if we exclude totalitarian and undemocratic regimes. The attitude of the Czech Embassy in Riyadh was scandalous and inhuman. By the way, after his death, information about the death of Czech diplomats was always made public?! President Petr Pavel will also be informed about this scandal.
In the video below, his wife, Ms Lenka Dubovcová, describes the shocking facts. Of course, she meant the Foreign Service Act, not the Civil Service Act.
A lawsuit was filed against the MFA of the Czech Republic and two hearings were held. The judge was promoted, the case is back to square one. The public will be informed about the further course of action. The public media has shown no interest in the case. Why is that? You'll understand after watching the video. The demonstrators in November 89, 34 years later, never imagined such criminal conditions.
I suppose that the MFA of the Czech Republic will ask the police to issue an international arrest warrant for my person so that I cannot disturb the speech of Minister Lipavsky by my mere presence, as was the case on the 7th. November in Vienna. Neither the Director of the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna, Mr. Emil Brix, nor Minister Jan Lipavsky have yet replied to my letters. The struggle for freedom of speech and the public's right to information has its price - some are prosecuted by the police, others by their own fear. JŠ
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