Cuba accuses expelled Czech diplomat of subversion

Cuba accuses expelled Czech diplomat of subversion

19:25 - 14.04.2006

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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