Denik.cz: Corruption At Czech Embassy In Belgrade

For over six months the Czech Foreign Ministry has been keeping secret that the operation of the Czech embassy in Belgrade, Serbia is almost totally halted in relation to visa regime(s) due to corruption, the Denik daily writes.

FM officials claim that most corruption-related practices in obtaining visa take place on the sidewalk outside the embassy where the embassy has no legal powers. Local mafia and individuals are involved in “helping” desperate non-EU citizens in getting long-term Czech visa. 

According to the ministry only Serbian employees were fired.

The scandal broke out in spring of 2007. One Czech employee wanted to obtain employment visa for his Serbian employees. While they had been waiting, other Serbians who signed up later got them sooner. Similar corruption-related practices were identified in Lviv, the Ukraine, or Hanoi, Vietnam. 

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