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Gonda Asks Kalinak Not to Publish Compensation Sum
Monday 25 January 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, January 25 (TASR) - Stefan Gonda, the man from Poprad (Presov region) who unwittingly flew to Dublin with explosives planted in his luggage by police, wants Interior Minister Robert Kalinak not to publish the amount he is to receive as a compensation for the inconvenience he experienced.
This information comes from a statement that TASR gained from Gonda's wife on Monday.
"I'm holding talks with the ministry on this matter and, as I wish to have my privacy protected, I've asked Interior Minister Robert Kalinak not to inform the public about the compensation sum," reads Gonda's statement.
Ninety grams of explosives were found in the luggage belonging to Gonda, who boarded a plane in Poprad headed to Ireland on January 2. Police at the airport hid samples of explosives in the luggage of several unsuspecting passengers as part of the security operation. However, a package of the explosive (RDX) was stuck in the straps of the bag of the electrician and went on board the plane undetected. The 49-year-old man was arrested in Ireland and subsequently released without charges.
Slovakia's Interior Ministry conveyed its profound regret to Irish Justice Minister Dermot Ahern over the entire incident. According to Irish Foreign Affairs Ministry officials, Ahern finds the fact that the Irish side was notified by Slovak authorities with a three-day delay 'quite disturbing'.
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