The cause of explosions at military warehouses in the Czech Vrbetice in 2014 could attempt to hide the shortage of the ammunition there, this was stated by President of the Czech Republic Milos Zemn in an interview with the frequency-1 radio station. His words leads TASS.
“I, unlike others, is not a supporter of the same version. We can talk about hiding the shortage,” said the head of state. Zeman added that the versions in addition to the involvement of Russian special services also considered the Minister of Justice of the Czech Republic Maria Benesyov, with which the president met on Wednesday on May 12. He called on to wait for the results of the investigation of the incident in Vrbetice and expressed hope for a successful completion of the process.
Czech leader stated that he trusts the Czech police, but does not believe the security and information service, counterintelligence. According to him, the department’s report should be declassified to make the details of the public. Zeman noted that the investigation must focus on the commercial firm IMEX GROUP, which rented warehouses of ammunition, because there are many questions.
Earlier, the president called the inclusion of the Czech Republic with the mistake and stupidity of the Czech Republic into the list of countries unfriendly Russia. “Always be a fool. And from the Russian side it is nonsense. Because to make enemies from former friends – this is a mistake,” said Czech leader.
Tensions in Russian-Czech relations arose after the Czech Republic accused Russian special services in involvement in the explosions in Vrbetice in 2014, when two people were killed. According to Prague, the eve of the incidents in the warehouses were Russians Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, whom Great Britain accuses to attempt to poison the former Agent Gro Sergei Skriply. Russia involvement in the incident denies.