Prymula was photographed when visiting a Prague restaurant late Wednesday evening, when the establishment was to be closed according to the regulations. The photos also show the chairman of the ANO parliamentary club, Jaroslav Faltýnek. Minister Prymula told Respekt that he has no problem resigning if the public wishes. The mistake is that he didn’t have a veil when he got in the car. He said that he did not go to the restaurant for meals, but for urgent action, and that he thought he had not done so much.
“If the public wishes, I will resign,” the minister said. He also said that he did not know where the meeting was to take place and apologized for it. According to him, he went to the address to which he was invited. He spoke with Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES) about the matter on Friday morning and will discuss it with him again. “I am ready to bear the consequences,” the minister added.
According to Hamáček, it is contempt for thousands of front-line people who work to fight the pandemic and save lives. “The rules apply without pardon to everyone. Minister Prymula and Mr. Jaroslav Faltýnek must explain what they were looking for in the middle of a state of emergency in a restaurant that is to be closed. Moreover, ignoring the wearing of a veil is an absolute mockery of the citizens of our republic, it is clearly an inexcusable failure. It is impossible for the government and the government coalition to be represented by people who do not respect government regulations, “said Hamáček.
According to Hamáček, Prymula lost all credibility as the main face of the fight against the pandemic. “As complicated as it is, as he is the undisputed expert and main author of the anti-crime strategy, he cannot, in my opinion, continue as Minister of Health,” he said. The Minister of Culture Lubomír Zaorálek (ČSSD) also called for the resignation of Prymul.
Mr. Pmymula’s behavior, when he visits restaurants under the cover of night, although he stopped their operation himself and does not bother to wear a veil, is the absolute arrogance of power and papalism at the worst possible moment. .
– Lubomír Zaorálek (@ZaoralekL) October 23, 2020
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We discussed the mission of paramedics in the lounge, said Faltýnek
Faltynek apologized in the Chamber on Friday. He said the meeting took place on Wednesday and that it was his fault. He knows the restaurant owner, he said. He discussed with Prymula the mission of military medics from the United States.
“I apologize for breaking my trust in asking the Minister to meet in a closed pub,” said Faltynek. The owner of the restaurant had them “talk things over coffee” in the lounge.
The Prague City Hall has already announced that it will conduct administrative proceedings for violating government measures in a restaurant where, according to Blesk, politicians met, said Mayor Zdeněk Hřib (Pirates).
Opposition politicians are talking about hypocrisy and papalism on social networks for breaking the rules that the cabinet requires of all citizens because of the coronavirus epidemic. Minister of Education Robert Plaga (YES) has already apologized for Prymula.
