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Home : Top Story : ‘Waiting for what?’ Nothing is moving Email to a friend \| Print version \| Comments (9 posted) ‘Waiting for what?’ Nothing is moving By The Telegraph on July 15,2008 - Beetle case brings Czech envoy OUR CORRESPONDENT - The Telegraph The ambassador of the Czech Republic, Hynek Kmonicek, in Darjeeling on Tuesday. Picture by Suman Tamang Darjeeling, July 15: The Czech ambassador to India today said “nothing is moving” in the “independent Indian justice system” for the early release of Petr Svacha and Emil Kucera. The government of the Czech Republic has approached the Indian external affairs ministry to help find a solution and sent Hynek Kmonicek, the ambassador, to personally look into the matter in Darjeeling. “They have been lodged in the jail for almost a month. The case is in the hands of the independent Indian justice system but the point is nothing is moving and we are waiting for what(sic)?” the ambassador said before meeting the scientist and his companion at the Darjeeling Correctional Home . Svacha and Kucera were arrested on June 23 from near Srikhola in Singalila National Wildlife Sanctuary, about 90km from Darjeeling, for allegedly collecting beetles and other insects without government permission. They have not been able to move a bail plea because of the Gorkha Janmukti’s call to shut down all government offices including the courts. The lawyers here too have been on ceasework to protest against a suspected move to shift the district and session court from Darjeeling to Siliguri. The Morcha is spearheading a movement for Gorkhaland and the shutdown call is part of its agitation programme. “Petr Svacha is an eminent figure not only in our country but also across the world. Kucera is a forester who was working time to time with Svacha. The collections were apparently meant for the Czech Academy of Sciences,” said Kmonicek. The ambassador admitted that the duo should have come with proper papers. “No matter how long it takes (to get them), the importance of proper documents cannot be undermined. At times, the paper work might take a while in India but one has to have patience,” said Kmonicek. Seshmani Gurung, defence lawyer on record who met the Czech ambassador, said the discussions centred on possible legal alternatives available at the moment. “Even if we go to the higher forum it will be of little help as the Darjeeling court which has already rejected an earlier bail petition is currently closed. Records are inaccessible now,” said Gurung. Last week, Calcutta High Court had directed the Bengal government to take all possible steps to restore normal functioning of the courts in the hills. The bench of Chief Justice S.S. Nijjar and Justice P.C. Ghosh had said it was aware that two Czech nations were waiting to move a bail plea. In the past two days, Petr Svacha’s father has written two mails to The Telegraph while Iva Trpakova, “a close relation” of Emil Kucera, has sent three, the frequency of communication indicating the urgency felt by friends and family members of the arrested duo. “We are sure he (Savacha) is completely innocent. He has ever been fully devoted to the science and collecting specimens only for scientific purposes,” insists Vaclav Seichert, Savacha’s father, in the mail sent yesterday. Trpakova, “a close relation” of Kucera, said the forester works for a wood company, Dendroppa Kurc, in the Czech Republic. “Although I am in a very close relation to Mr Kucera, we have not been living together for very long time… I just know that many beetles were named after Mr Kucera by different entomologists. I have no information about his webpages, if they exist, it is probable that he offers the beetles for change for personal collections. He is very interested in entomology so it is great pleasure for him if he succeeds in changing old beetles for the new ones for his personal collection,” Trpakova wrote when asked about a website where Kucera offered insects by post. 1003 times read
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Sorry me to be a bit more sincere, than polite, but national parks I visited in India were build and organized probably in spiritual leadership of Russian Prince Potemkin (see in Wikipedia Potemkin villages) and it was nothing more, than eyewash. I personally suspect, that both Czech entomologists were incommodious witnesses of illegal wood-cuttery. India, as well as other countries in this region is "sadly-notable" in blatant corruption of local authorities (including Police and Justitia), involved in this bussiness, obtaining theyr hush-money for non-observing. In case, that these two persons "accidentaly" die, I will do my best to publish this suspect in any newspaper or any other information media. Influence for tourism, which is a serious part of your national budget, can be uncomfortable, at least. (Posted by Petr Hainz, July 22, 2008, 3:01 PM) abho bengal govt haru le chorthyo darjeeling ko natural resources,now even the chezhs have started chornu----its simple, they sell this to most of south east asian markets for a big profit--!!!used as medicine supposedly. (Posted by joe, July 20, 2008, 7:02 PM) Oh God!!....La!!.. Ordinary, .. wht if th 2 Chekz r guilty as hell?... Shld we nt let th law take its course?? Or, in th name f humanity we let thm go.. n lose r “national treasures”, whch we do nt undrstnd in cmpltnss…. like th “Mayans” did in “Mexico” whn th Spanish looted thm?? Wht if thse 2 Chekz wr cght in Thailand or Vietnam n hd 2 stay at the “Hanoi Hilton??”….n as “Gorkhs Dajusss” hs explnd .. why wld thse 2 resrt to “fast-unto-death” politics?? if they wr nt gilty.. my mum once tld me tht whn u shout “chor-ko-khutta-kat” th ones who jump most r gilty as hell……aabs tru…noo?!! (Posted by OmShantiOm, July 17, 2008, 7:43 AM) This issue is not to be joked about this is not funny, firstly put yourself in the shoes of those Czeks, what would we do if we were in trouble in some foregin land, how helples we would get? and lastly science has always been a saviour to mankind, today if we are able to save our dear ones from deadly deasies its because of science and as the czeck govt is saying that these people are reputed scientists then it must be the truth so why should innocent men suffer there is a word called humanity which we always have to remember ,let the innocent get released and let us the people of darjeeling help in the cause and prove to the world that we are lovers of peace and we do understand the importance of prosperity and technology. (Posted by ordinary, July 17, 2008, 4:16 AM) COMMENT His Excellency the Czech Ambassador to India, Dr Hynek Kmonicek has visited the two Czech nationals incarcerated in Darjeeling on charges of collecting insects from the Singalila National Park without authorization last month…………….The visit was on the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic that wants the case to be cleared as quickly as possible……………… Dr. Kmonicek told The Hindu Newspaper over telephone from Darjeeling………… He likened the case to that of “a professional driver being caught by the police for not having a driving license.” “The two entomologists were collecting samples without permission which, of course, is an offence. But after talking to many lawyers here, I feel certain that what they are accused of is a bailable offence,” the Czech Ambassador said................ The Acting Consul, Kreuter, who is also the deputy Head of the Mission, had earlier also visited Svacha and Kucera in jail…………….. “We found the jail authorities to be very cooperative,” he said…………………… Upon request, they allowed the detainees to use their sleeping bags. Neither of them complained about the food. But they have been kept in the same cell with 29 other under trials (ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT?………….Sic)……………………. “They aren’t suffering from any major illness, but Svacha is a very frail man. I’m told it’s one of the better jails in India, but both are aged over 50, and prolonged detention could harm their health,” Kreuter said…………….. Meanwhile, the scientists were said to be in good health……………………. Since they avoided the food served in the prison, the jail authorities are providing them with “milk and butter”………………... (WHAT CUSHY AND PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR FOREIGNERS?????......Sic) and now that so much is being done by the “Czech Embassy in India”………………. we read another item that says:…………... Czech entomologists threaten hunger strike…………………….. Unfortunately, prosecutors have claimed that the offence was serious………… Divisional forest officer Sumita Ghatak said: “The duo was arrested from a hotel near the National Park. They possessed Schedule-I butterflies and rare species of beetles, moths, larvae and pupae. Collecting the Schedule-I insects from a National Park without permission is a “non-bailable” offence under the Wildlife Protection Act.”………………. In Darjeeling, Divisional Forest Officer Sumita Ghatak said the public prosecutor would be opposing the duo’s bail plea — for the third time — on July 21. “It is clear that Svacha is an eminent scientist, but we are trying to establish Kucera’s credentials………………… We want to know if his intent is commercial or scientific.”……………………. They are aware of Mr. Svacha’s reputation as an entomologist but a scan of the website of Mr. Kucera seems to have “aroused suspicions.” The latter had visited the national park on at least one occasion earlier. Collecting insects from national sanctuaries without proper authorization is also an offence under Section-2 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 that seeks to control bio-piracy………………….. The Czech Republic is a signatory country of the Convention on Biodiversity, Ms. Ghatak added………………. The foresters added that the 200-odd beetles, larvae and butterflies were found on the duo………….. The foresters said the two and been staying at Srikhola on the fringes of the park and were picked up after residents reported their activities over two days. …………….”Cases of smuggling-out of insects are not infrequent in the border areas like Sikkim and Darjeeling district with easy access to a huge international market. Often the services of people residing in the vicinity of the national parks are used in transactions”………………….. According to Anup Duttagupta, Professor of Zoology with the Bidhannagar Government College, there is a huge demand for insect larvae as a delicacy in Southeast Asia. Also, certain chemicals found in the blood of some insects is extracted and sold as aphrodisiacs. Heavy consumption by locals and periodic migration reduces the insect population in south east Asia, so the shortfall is sourced from India. The Singalila National Park is part of East Himalayas that is rich in biodiversity, K. Venkataraman, Secretary, National Biodiversity Authority, said from Chennai. “Rare insects often end up in the international market. Some of the insects contain viruses and bacteria and other scientific information regarding them that might be unknown to us and which could have larger implications like use in bio-control or bio-war,” he added…………………… (Sorry your Excellency, the Czech Ambassador to India, Dr Hynek Kmonicek,……………. With no disrespect intended…………. your citizens have been caught with their “hands in the till”……………….and were at the wrong place at the wrong time………………….with, “maybe”, the wrong intentions…………. And now they are making the wrong moves………………. Trying to further POLITICISE THE ISSUE………… BY GOING ON A FAST-UNTO-DEATH PROTEST……………..MAYBE THE DARJEELING CORRECTIONAL HOME……….. DOES HAVE ENOUGH INSECTS FOR THE CZECH DUO TO DUPE US FURTHER…….FOR THEY ARE “SUPPOSEDLY” THE EXPERTS ON NUTRITION AND BIO-DIVERSITY……………. 200-ODD BEETLES, LARVAE AND BUTTERFLIES IN JUST 2 DAYS???????………NOW THAT IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT………Sic) (Posted by Gorkhs Daju, July 16, 2008, 6:48 PM)* WELL ..THE TWO ARRESTED ON COLLECTING RARE INSECTS ARE SUPPOSEDLY SOME SCIENTIST OF GREAT CALIBRE AND GREAT KNOWLEDGE, HOW COME THEY FORGOT TO TAKE THE WRITTEN PERMISSON FROM THE GOVERNMENT THEN? DARJEELING IS WHAT IT IS AND I THINK HIS HIGHNESS HAS NO RIGHT TO SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT DARJEELING WHEN HIS TWO FELLOW COUNTRYMEN HAVE BEEN CAUGHT RED HANDED.... WELL EVEN IF DARJEELING'S GOVT OFFICES WOULD BE OPEN I GUESS UNDER THE FOREST CONSERVATION AND PREVENTION OF ILLICT TRADING IN ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT THE TWO SHOULD NOT GET BAIL.... WELL TILL NOW WE JUST HAD BENGAL STEALING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES FROM US BUT NOW IT SEEMS LIKE THE CHEZ'S HAVE LEARNT TOO..........'''''TAZIRATEY HIND DAFFA 302 KEY TEHET MULZIM KO MAUT KI SAZA SUNAI JAATI HAI"""" DARJEELING ROCKS... (Posted by OBSERVER, July 16, 2008, 2:42 PM) Thanks OmShantiOm.........or should I say "Dear Shanti???" But I feel your comments would be better appreciated by Sarukh or Amitabh.....humbly, Gorkhs Daju (Posted by Gorkhs Daju, July 16, 2008, 12:29 PM) ..........eeeee! Gorkhs Dajusss..........Aaabs Good writing man.......... you have hit the nail on the head again...... pls keep writing....... I'm yr fan frever! (Posted by OmShantiOm, July 16, 2008, 8:17 AM) Yes, Your Excellency, Hynek Kmonicek, please tell the WORLD, as well as the UN, that “nothing is moving” in the “independent Indian justice system” as the just demand for “GORKHALAND” tabled in 1985, ------- “23 long long years ago” ------- has been so far ignored while more recent demands such as Uttarakhand which became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000……….. and just before that in The Year 2000 August 2 - The bill to create a separate state of Jharkhand to be carved out of Bihar was passed in Lok Sabha by voice-vote, with two key allies of ruling NDA strongly opposing the measure, and the opposition Rashtriya Janta Dal and the CPI - M demanding it to be referred to a parliamentary committee………….. The long cherished demand of people of the region was fulfilled, and celebrations were on through-out the Jharkhand region………. Then on August 11, 2000 - Parliament approved the formation of Jharkhand when the Rajya Sabha passed by voice-vote the Bihar reorganisation bill 2000 to carve out the new state out of Bihar's northern region……….This is what is called “Political Horse Trading the INDIAN WAY”………… For the early release of Petr Svacha and Emil Kucera, they should have been collecting “Indian Horses” instead of rare “Indian Insects” without written permission in Darjeeling as Svacha and Kucera were arrested on June 23 from near Srikhola in Singalila National Wildlife Sanctuary, about 90km from Darjeeling, for allegedly collecting beetles and other insects without government permission……………They have not been able to move a bail plea because of the Gorkha Janmukti’s call to shut down all government offices including the courts. The lawyers here too have been on ceasework to protest against a suspected move to shift the district and session court from Darjeeling to Siliguri………. Now which “BEATLE” would write a “CAN’T BUY ME LOVE” anthem for the “GORKHALAND” martyrs on 27th July 08……..”22 YEARS ON”????? (Posted by Gorkhs Dajus, July 16, 2008, 8:09 AM)
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