Thousands of Czechs gathered in Prague on Thursday to rally against pro-Russian President Milos Zeman, accusing him of high treason over the alleged involvement of Russian spies in a 2014 Czech ammunition dump explosion. This is reported by AP.
The action took place on the central Wenceslas Square in Prague. Also, rallies were held in dozens of cities across the country.
The participants called on the upper house of the Czech parliament to indict Zeman for high treason. They said his recent comments played along with Russia and questioned the security and intelligence services’ findings about the 2014 bombing. Zeman was called a “servant of the Kremlin” and a “security threat” to the country.
The Czech Senate has already announced that such a step is being considered.
- On April 17, Czech leaders said they had evidence pointing to the involvement of two agents of the Russian military intelligence agency (formerly the GRU, now the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Federation) in the bombing of a warehouse, which killed two people. Russia denies this.
- After a week of silence, Zeman, known for his pro-Russian views, said that the explosion could have been caused by human error, and urged the authorities to check this version. The ministers said this was not true. Unlike other lawmakers and officials, Zeman argued that there was no compelling evidence of Russian involvement. His words were widely disseminated by the Russian media.
- 26 other members of the European Union and NATO allies have expressed their full solidarity with the Czech Republic.
- The findings led to a serious diplomatic crisis between the Czech Republic and Russia, when dozens of diplomats were ordered to leave their embassies.
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