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| − | In July 2002 Czech police foiled an attempt to murder a journalist at one of the country's leading dailies. Four people, including a former Foreign Ministry official, were arrested in connection with the investigation<ref>Pavla Kosakova, Time Magazine, 31-July-2002, [http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,332695,00.html Stop the Press?], Accessed 28-February-2009</ref> | + | In July 2002 Czech police foiled an attempt to murder a journalist at one of the country's leading dailies. Four people, including a former Foreign Ministry official, were arrested in connection with the investigation.<ref>Pavla Kosakova, Time Magazine, 31-July-2002, [http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,332695,00.html Stop the Press?], Accessed 28-February-2009</ref> |
| − | Police managed to avert an assassination attempt against [[Mlada Fronta Dnes]] reporter [[Sabina Slonkova]]. One of the four people arrested in connection with the case was [[Karel Srba]], a former senior aide to former Czech Foreign Minister [[Jan Kavan]], who had also been employed by the Czech secret service<ref>Pavla Kosakova, Time Magazine, 31-July-2002, [http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,332695,00.html Stop the Press?], Accessed 28-February-2009</ref> | + | Police managed to avert an assassination attempt against [[Mlada Fronta Dnes]] reporter [[Sabina Slonkova]]. One of the four people arrested in connection with the case was [[Karel Srba]], a former senior aide to former Czech Foreign Minister [[Jan Kavan]], who had also been employed by the Czech secret service.<ref>Pavla Kosakova, Time Magazine, 31-July-2002, [http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,332695,00.html Stop the Press?], Accessed 28-February-2009</ref> |
At the time of this scandal [[Andor Sandor]] was dismissed from his post as head of the Czech secret service. Defense Minister [[Jaroslav Tvrdik]] said that the dismissal was not connected to the alleged assassination plot or to Srba.<ref>Pavla Kosakova, Time Magazine, 31-July-2002, [http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,332695,00.html Stop the Press?], Accessed 28-February-2009</ref> | At the time of this scandal [[Andor Sandor]] was dismissed from his post as head of the Czech secret service. Defense Minister [[Jaroslav Tvrdik]] said that the dismissal was not connected to the alleged assassination plot or to Srba.<ref>Pavla Kosakova, Time Magazine, 31-July-2002, [http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,332695,00.html Stop the Press?], Accessed 28-February-2009</ref> | ||
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[[Democracy and Security International Conference]], Attendee <ref>Democracy and Security Conference, [http://www.democracyandsecurity.org/doc/List_of_Participants.pdf List of Participants], Accessed 25-February-2009</ref>| [[VSZ]] | [[Democracy and Security International Conference]], Attendee <ref>Democracy and Security Conference, [http://www.democracyandsecurity.org/doc/List_of_Participants.pdf List of Participants], Accessed 25-February-2009</ref>| [[VSZ]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:17, 4 August 2010
Andor Sandor is the former head of the Czech Intelligence Agency VSZ [1].
Controversy
In July 2002 Czech police foiled an attempt to murder a journalist at one of the country's leading dailies. Four people, including a former Foreign Ministry official, were arrested in connection with the investigation.[2]
Police managed to avert an assassination attempt against Mlada Fronta Dnes reporter Sabina Slonkova. One of the four people arrested in connection with the case was Karel Srba, a former senior aide to former Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kavan, who had also been employed by the Czech secret service.[3]
At the time of this scandal Andor Sandor was dismissed from his post as head of the Czech secret service. Defense Minister Jaroslav Tvrdik said that the dismissal was not connected to the alleged assassination plot or to Srba.[4]
Affiliations
Democracy and Security International Conference, Attendee [5]| VSZ
Notes
- ↑ Democracy and Security Conference, List of Participants, Accessed 25-February-2009
- ↑ Pavla Kosakova, Time Magazine, 31-July-2002, Stop the Press?, Accessed 28-February-2009
- ↑ Pavla Kosakova, Time Magazine, 31-July-2002, Stop the Press?, Accessed 28-February-2009
- ↑ Pavla Kosakova, Time Magazine, 31-July-2002, Stop the Press?, Accessed 28-February-2009
- ↑ Democracy and Security Conference, List of Participants, Accessed 25-February-2009
