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Czechs retaliate for diplomat
expulsion
UPI,
April 14, 2006.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, April 14 (UPI)
-- The Czech government has refused to extend
the visa of a Cuban diplomat in Prague in
retaliation for the expulsion of a Czech
diplomat in Havana.
According to the Czech news agency CTK
Stanislav Kazecky has denied Cuban charges
he was spying for the United States and
helping Cuban opposition groups by supplying
them with money on behalf of the United
States. Cuba also accused him of trying
to enter and photograph military bases.
"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.
CTK said Kazecky will return home during
the weekend.
It said the Czech government considers
the decision of Cuban authorities not to
extend Kazecky's visa as a sort of expulsion
and in a reciprocal step, it refused to
extend the visa to one of the Cuban diplomats
in Prague.
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