Czech Police Chief Jiri Kolar, who will be leaving office next Monday, has
expressed interest in a diplomatic post in Slovakia. Mr Kolar is
considering taking up the post of liaison officer at the Czech Embassy in
Bratislava, which opens as of January 1, 2006. Liaison officers only enjoy
the diplomatic rank during their service abroad. They mainly act as
mediators between the police forces of the Czech Republic and the country
they are serving in, and coordinate joint operations to fight crimes such
as drug trafficking, money laundering, corruption, terrorism, or organised
crime. There are only three countries where the Czech Republic has liaison
officers - Russia, Ukraine and Slovakia.
Mr Kolar resigned as President of the Czech Police in June, after a
multi-millionaire managed to escape custody.