Deputy Police Director in the Moravian-Silesian Region Radim Daněk was found dead in a company car.
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According to the Novinky.cz server, which was the first to report on the case, the police are investigating his death with the version that it was a suicide. The car, writes Novinky.cz, was discovered by the police at the dam near Bravantice in the Novojičín region.
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Colonel Radim Daněk was in charge of the external service under the leadership of the Moravian-Silesian police. He worked for the police for over 30 years.
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“I can confirm the tragic event that affected the entire Moravian-Silesian police. The causes and circumstances are being investigated by both internal bodies and the GIBS, “Kateřina Rendlová, a spokeswoman for the Police President, told Práva. “At the moment, we will not provide any specific information, but in advance we can rule out direct foreign fault,” the spokeswoman said.
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The director of the Moravian-Silesian police, Tomáš Kužel, added that Radim Daněk was always receptive to his surroundings and never refused help. “He was a role model for many colleagues. I cannot express my regret in words about his departure. We lost a police officer in our team – a professional, a personality of an exceptional character. It was not only a colleague for us, but also a friend, a friend and especially a person with a big heart, “said Kužel.
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Police director Jan Švejdar stated that he was deeply affected by the information about Daňek’s death. “It is a huge human tragedy that will mark the lives of many other people. I’m so sorry. I express my sincere condolences to the family and I am ready to provide all the help they need, “he said on Twitter.
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Zdeněk Drexler, chairman of the Union of Security Forces, which brings together police officers, firefighters, the prison service and customs officers, described Daňka as a fair man. “He has cooperated with the Union of Security Forces in the past, he has treated us fairly. Such negotiations with official officials are not always a matter of course for us, “Drexler told ČTK.
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According to information published by the regional police directorate when he took office in 2013, Daněk was the head of the riot police service department of the regional directorate for more than 4.5 years. “In the past, he worked as the commander of this service in Opava, before that he was the head of the district departments of the Police of the Czech Republic in Bílovec and Fulnek. He held these positions after 11 years of service in the district department, where he was a police inspector, “a police spokeswoman described Daňek’s other experiences in a press release.
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He was an expert in coordinating police surveillance at mass events.
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Among other things, he also participated in security measures in connection with the NATO summit in Prague in 2002 and the meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Prague in 2000.
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