MOSCOW, 12 April/ Radio Sputnik. Czech President Milos Zeman noted that the dismantling of the monument to Marshal Konev is foolish, but the interference in the internal Affairs of the state is counterproductive. It is reported on Sunday, RIA Novosti reports.
the Third of April in Prague 6 dismantled monument to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev. According to the initiator of the demolition of the monument warden (head) of district 36-year-old ondřej Kolář, it will be given to the Museum of the history of the twentieth century.
In the Main investigatory management SK the Russian Federation on April 10 a criminal case under part 3 of article 354.1 of the criminal code (desecration of symbols of Russia’s military glory, committed publicly). The official representative of SK Svetlana Petrenko said that the Russian investigators intend to prosecute participants of the demolition of the monument.
“I recently are wearing masks (anti-coronavirus), called (in Prague castle) separate the Chinese and American ambassadors (in Czech). The Chinese Ambassador then threatened us (with sanctions) if the President of the Senate will go to Taiwan. American (Ambassador) threatened us that if we introduce a digital tax, it will responses, for example, for our firms, which operate in the United States. Both of them I was told that this is interference in internal Affairs (Czech Republic), and it is counterproductive. The same now applies to the Russian Federation, although the removal of the monument to Marshal Konev I feel stupid and struggle with the monuments,” – said Zeman in the framework of the speech on TV Prima.
the Czech leader said of the military merit of Marshal Konev and stated the worthlessness of those who are now deployed in Prague fight with the monument to Marshal.
“Marshal Konev liberated not only Prague, he also liberated Auschwitz, while those who have this monument removed, yet nothing worthwhile in his life did not. It is a feature of the “fighters of monuments”. They envy those who have achieved something. I envy those who painted a picture or created a monument and seek to destroy it. Unfortunately, such people very much, and generates hatred and envy, rather than the recognition of (other people’s) success,” said Zeman.
the Monument to the legendary Soviet military leader appeared in Prague on the initiative of the city authorities in the late 1970’s-early 1980-ies. The monument was erected by the local inhabitants in gratitude for the fact that the commander has preserved buildings of the Czech capital, and ordered not to use heavy artillery during the assault on the city during its liberation from the Nazis in may 1945.
earlier, press Secretary of the Czech President Jiri Ovcacek has condemned the actions of the district authorities of Prague 6. He thinks it’s “arrogant and hate” the Czech political extremists in a difficult time combating coronavirus has decided to cover the Czech Republic disgrace, removing a monument to Konev liberator of Auschwitz and Czechoslovakia from the German Nazis.
Earlier radio Sputnik reported that the Czech Republic will not give Russia responsible for the demolition of the monument to Marshal Konev.
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