Five Czechs Kidnapped Past Times Lebanese Government, Freed

Czech judge chose to befriend Lebanon, piss on the U.S.

In July 2015, five Czechs were kidnapped inwards Lebanon. With roughly assist of Google Translate, I rapidly decoded their identities. When a bug/typo is fixed, it was attorney January Švarc, translator Adam Homsi (the solely exotic refer amid the five), regional (South Bohemian) TV makers/hosts Miroslav Dobeš in addition to Pavel Kofroň, in addition to armed services reporter Martin Psík whose refer I begin misindentified as Merlin Pešek etc. Mr Psík was arguably the principal "ace" that was believed to hold upward most valuable for the Czech government.




From the begin minutes, it looked obvious that the people were closely linked to Ali Fayyad, a Lebanese-Ukrainian dual citizen who is wanted inwards the U.S. for his alleged collaboration alongside the Colombian drug mafia (along alongside ii other men – 1 of them is half-Lebanese, too). Švarc was Fayyad's attorney, Homsi was a translator during the trials, in addition to and then on. Strange.

Note that the Lebanese were solely "shown to hold upward willing to sell weapons" to Colombian criminals – but the "Colombians" were genuinely U.S. agents. This greatly reduces the "degree of crime" (the crimes related to weapons sales) that Fayyad etc. committed inwards my eyes.




Some doubtful reports notwithstanding, nosotros were gradually assured that the kidnapping had something to practice alongside Fayyad in addition to those who kidnapped the Czechs desire Fayyad to hold upward freed – in addition to then that the 5 Czech citizens may hold upward freed, too. As of late as yesterday, nosotros heard almost a missive of the alphabet sent from Lebanese Republic that was rattling probable coming from the kidnappers, indeed. They knew quite roughly details almost the wellness problems of roughly of the Czech men etc. Because roughly of the Czech men seem "too close" to Fayyad, I conjectured – in addition to I withal tend to believe – that the 5 kidnapped Czechs (or at to the lowest degree roughly of them) were genuinely willful players inwards the plot.

This already sounds as a conspiracy from a C motion painting but things got fifty-fifty juicier roughly 12 hours agone when the five Czech men were miraculously found past times the Lebanese enforcement forces. Google News. At the same moment, it was announced that the judge government minister Robert Pelikán won't extradite Fayyad to the U.S., later on all, despite Fayyad's loss inwards the Czech courts. Some Lebanese sources assured us that in that place was no coincidence, indeed. The Lebanese authorities knew almost the details in addition to thus implicitly endorsed in addition to maybe co-organized the kidnapping of the Czech men! ;-) This is what I telephone band a genuine protection of the citizen past times his government.

You may come across how the clever guys inwards Lebanese Republic (and Czechia) are solving problems. They don't similar the arrest of a guy, Mr Ali Fayyad inwards this case, in addition to then everyone agrees to phase the kidnapping of 5 Czech men, many of whom in all likelihood concord alongside the plot because they're friends of Fayyad themselves, in addition to the kidnapped Czech men are merely exchanged for the Lebanese one.

Now, I convey no difficult prove or detailed cognition but I would bet that Mr Ali Fayyad in all likelihood has done the crimes he's defendant of – if he hasn't, something is genuinely incorrect almost judge in addition to news inwards the U.S. On the other hand, I don't genuinely empathize why the U.S. should hold upward playing this prominent share when it comes to the criminal activity of a Lebanese-Ukrainian citizen doing delineate of piece of work organization alongside the Columbians in addition to randomly caught inwards Czechia.

If yous appreciate that the 5 Czech men were at risk, I intend that it makes feel for the Czech authorities to defend these 5 citizens (also because 5 is greater than one). If the Americans dream almost having Mr Ali Fayyad, they volition convey to select handle of him themselves. From our viewpoint, the principal work is solved in addition to our authorities volition happily save OK relationships alongside Lebanon. Obviously, the final affair that government minister Pelikán needs to practice is to wishing Mr Fayyad adept luck inwards his hereafter delineate of piece of work organization inwards Columbia. ;-)

The even out is bizarre on many fronts in addition to in that place are many ethical in addition to cultural considerations in addition to lessons. One of them is that countries inwards the Middle East (and elsewhere) in all likelihood routinely squad upward alongside criminals. Another lesson is that sometimes, it merely makes feel to acknowledge that such governments convey a sure enough ability or "point" inwards a generalized feel fifty-fifty if their remove isn't legal.

The judge minister, Robert Pelikán, has a brother, Arabist Petr Pelikán. He knows the languages of the Middle East in addition to has studied Islam etc. It's beingness said that he's a practicing Muslim himself. On the other hand, I repeatedly saw Petr Pelikán on TV in addition to I was amazingly impressed. First, he was against the migration in addition to had rattling sensible arguments. Second, I was stunned past times his perfect, literary Czech. This is a guy whose skills inwards the humanities seem nontrivial in addition to worth honour – a natural scholar inwards the humanities. At whatever rate, it's speculated that Dr Petr Pelikán volition move inwards to a greater extent than probable for the judge government minister to cooperate alongside Lebanese Republic rather than the U.S.

And incidentally, Dr Petr Pelikán's 3-hour discussion alongside Dr Martin Konvička, the chairman of the Bloc Against Islam (whose woman bring upward is Greek-born), was rattling intelligent in addition to incredibly peaceful (and they concord almost a much broader laid of profound issues than yous could imagine). As far as I know, yous cannot detect as deep, long, in addition to intelligent discussions almost the grapheme of Islam in addition to its co-existence alongside the remainder of the basis inwards English.

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Update

On Feb 4th, the 5 Czechs are at domicile in addition to the Lebanese guy has been released. As I expected, the U.S. authorities reacted hysterically (officially it was a reaction past times the U.S. diplomatic mission but I don't genuinely purchase it they invented the hysteria themselves). This guy was planning murders, they say. Excellent. It seems obvious that they're eager to sacrifice 5 Czech lives exactly to select handle of somebody who was planning murders. Sorry but thankfully, the Czech authorities cares almost the actual lives of our citizens to a greater extent than than it cares almost plans in addition to a penalisation for plans.