Respekt claims Komorous’ office was behind Tibetan flag incident at FAMU

According to the weekly Respekt, the Office for Protection of Public Officials headed by Jiri Komorous was behind a highly publicized incident at Prague’s Film Faculty FAMU when two police officers allegedly asked the dean of the faculty to remove a Tibetan flag hoisted during a recent visit to Prague by the Chinese president. The weekly claims that the order came from a hi-placed officer at the Office for Protection of Public Officials. Komorous has denied the allegations saying the office would shortly make a statement. The incident has aroused fierce criticism and there have been demands for a thorough investigation.