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Cuba accuses expelled Czech
diplomat of subversion
Ceské
noviny, April
14, 2006.
Havana- Cuba today accused Czech diplomat
Stanislav Kazecky, whose visa it had refused
to extend, de facto expelling him, of subversion
and work for the USA, the Spanish news agency
EFE writes today.
Cuba has decided not to extend Kazecky's
visa because the diplomat "constantly
violates the rules of the Vienna convention
and does not behave like a diplomat, persistently
performing intelligence work and subversive
tasks," Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe
Perez Roque told journalists.
In an interview with CTK, Kazecky has rejected
the accusations. He returns from Cuba to
the Czech Republic at the weekend.
"In fact, he does not work for the
Czech, but U.S. government," Perez
Roque said.
He said that Kazecky "was fulfilling
the tasks of U.S. special services, cooperates
narrowly with U.S. subversive bodies, is
involved in the distribution of money and
printed material, trying to provision mercenary
groups and help the U.S. administration
in this."
"Besides, we had to investigate him
several times since he was trying to photograph
military installations, infiltrate or secure
access close to them, to the place wheres
a Czech diplomat, who is expected to represent
the interests of his people and work to
the benefit of the relations, has nothing
to do," Perez Roque said.
"According to my knowledge, I have
never entered any army base, I have not
photographed there and I have never had
such an intention," Kazecky told CTK.
The Czech government considers the decision
of the Cuban authorities not to extend Kazecky's
visa as a sort of expulsion and in a reciprocal
step, it has refused to extend the visa
to one of the Cuban diplomats in Prague.
"I am not worried about the Czech
reaction and what the Czech minister says.
Cuba is defending its sovereignty and the
country must be respected. Neither Czechs
nor any other country may disrespect the
laws and sovereignty of our country,"
Perez Roque said according to EFE.
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