So Mr Tvrdik ordered that agent Salima be removed from his duties.

ECONOMIST: A Czech scandal

According to Salima District Information Officer Tione Andsen, two bodies were recovered from the bed of the lake on Sunday morning and three more were recovered later.

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As well as carrying out run-of-the-mill duties at the foreign ministry, he worked as an agent of Czech military intelligence under the codename Salima, responsible for the assignments of military spies under diplomatic cover.

ECONOMIST: A Czech scandal