Hamáček first paused why it didn’t seem right to someone that the rescue team was transporting a commercial carrier to Beirut.
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“The Czech Republic was the first to react, sending a top rescue team to Lebanon in a matter of hours. We have something to be proud of. But the question is whether I did not try to save the Smartwings with the devil’s plan in the amount of CZK 1.5 million per flight to Beirut … “he said on Twitter on Wednesday.
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A team of Czech rescuers landed in Lebanon before midnight, and together with Greece and France, the Czech Republic is one of the first countries to provide assistance. Our experts set to work in the early morning hours. @hasici_cr ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/LfeWD9ecFv
– MZV (R (@mzvcr) August 6, 2020
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Subsequently, a discussion started on the social network, which revealed that, according to the Minister of the Interior, the army does not have an adequate machine to accommodate 36 rescuers with dogs and material, nor is it able to provide such a machine quickly enough.
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@ArmadaTweetuje did not receive from @vnitro no official transport request. In any case, the ACR’s transport capabilities are at a high level. Especially since our membership in the SALIS program under @NATO
– Army of the Czech Republic (@ArmadaTweetuje) August 6, 2020
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“The cargo would not fit in the A319, it was a problem to load it into a larger 737-8, a larger aircraft would have to be requested through Salis NATO (Antonov), which would take longer … We could theoretically request 2x CASA, which flies to Lebanon 5 hours, ”Hamáček wrote, referring to the SALIS program, which provides NATO member countries with access to high-capacity aircraft.
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The army did not respond to the request, says Hamáček
Somewhat surprisingly, the minister went even further in criticizing the capabilities of the air force. “And our last experience with the Czech Army – we ordered the transport of veils, humanitarian aid to Northern Macedonia. Both times that were available were broken and the cargo arrived 24 hours longer … “the minister added.
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And our last experience with @ArmadaTweetuje – we ordered the transport of veils – humanitarian aid to North Macedonia. Both CASES that were available broke and the cargo arrived 24 hours longer …
– Jan Hamacek (@jhamacek) August 6, 2020
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The military claims that it did not receive any official request for transportation from the Ministry of the Interior. However, according to his claim, the fire brigade asked for military transport directly.
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“HZS ČR requested the transport of the USAR team via the standard ACR route (the call took place on 5 August at 0:35 in the morning). The request was for the transport of 36 people, dogs and material. Until the promised time, the ACR did not offer any aircraft technology. HZS ČR therefore used the contracted capacity of the private carrier. This is a standard procedure, “said firefighters in response to the debate, stating that the condition for international certification of search teams is, among other things, compliance with very strict time limits.
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1/2 Why did the Czech Republic use the aircraft of a private company?
HZS ČR requested the transport of the USAR team via the standard ACR route (the call took place on August 5 at 12:35 am). The request was for the transport of 36 people, dogs and material. Until the promised time, the ACR did not offer any aircraft technology.
– Fire and Rescue Service of the Czech Republic (@hasici_cr) August 6, 2020
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Hamáček also described the Army Air Transport as a “flying technical museum”. Why this is the case, the Deputy Prime Minister knows, however, “he is not the Minister of Defense”. This is Lubomír Metnar (for YES), with whose movement the CSSD has been in government since 2014.
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Public scrutiny is great. Perhaps it would be good to focus on that inspection as to why we have a flying technical museum instead of the Army Air Force.
– Jan Hamacek (@jhamacek) August 6, 2020
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Asking that it was not ideal to solve the problems of the functioning of the state on the social network, Hamáček said that he “did not start”.
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The Army operates CASA C-295, Airbus A319, Jak-40 and L-410 aircraft in the Air Force. Due to the purchase of CASA machines, the then Minister of Defense Vlasta Parkanová stood trial.
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