Of course, the public media was not present (the media silence on the case continues). I sat alone in the public seats with former diplomat Miroslav Belica, PhD, who came to support the prosecutor, Ms Lenka Dubovcova. The young judge, JUDr. David Štamberk PhD, arrived smiling 15 minutes late without apologizing for his late arrival. It was the third hearing in the case. The MFA was represented by a young lawyer Mgr. David Syka. He refused to introduce himself to me in the corridor (see photo on the right), saying that he did not know me (I mention him in Marocco Gate IX - see link below). In the course of further conversation it became clear that he knows me too well. He was quite arrogant at the beginning (he refused to shake my hand during the introduction). After the court hearing was over, he was calmer and did not oppose my arguments anymore.
After my announcement of making an audio recording, the judge paused for a minute, studied the papers (as if looking for the appropriate law) and then asked me to identify myself. A visit was not enough for him, he demanded an ID card (I preferred not to ask for permission to take an illustrative photo). He took over the case, recapitulated the prosecution, and quite quickly, formally, gave his verdict. After receiving it, the plaintiff will, of course, appeal. It was amusing how the judge conferred with one of the jurors, who, upon being addressed, immediately began nodding her head very actively in agreement, while the other nodded only after being heard. The judge never once looked at the applicant during the hearing, or averted his eyes or looked at the papers. It will probably go a long way in the current Czech justice system if it "solves" sensitive cases in this way, reaching too high and where justice comes last.
The so-called "corpus delicti" is a protocol written in Arabic after the death of diplomat Petr Dubovec, which the prosecutor cannot obtain anywhere. Its existence has been confirmed by the current ambassador to the USA, Miroslav Stašek. The resigning judge asked the MFA to produce the correspondence in the case - there is nothing in the case file?! However, the applicant was checked to see if she was in execution and self-righteous. Information was also obtained from her current and previous residence only because she had approached the court?! I reminded the judge after the end of the case, including the gift of two luxury limousines branded TOYOTA to the Kiev embassy of the Saudis (I don't know of a democratic country that would have its embassies furnished by another country) and the Marocco Gate case. There was no trace of his joviality. He even threatened to call me a judicial guard. I told him it wouldn't be the first time and left with a smile. JŠ
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Episode IX: Czech-Marocco Gate - Continuing the series: you will die like a dog
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