IPNews-Monrovia: Justice Ministry officials in Monrovia have widened probe in how former Czech Republic Consul General to Liberia was granted clearance into a money laundering scam which has risen eyebrows into how some Diplomats abuse their diplomatic immunity.

Confident sources at the Ministry of Justice informed the Independent Probe Newspaper that the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have launched an internal investigation into accusations that the National Central Bureau of Interpol Monrovia Bureau, at the Liberia National Police (LNP), headquarters on August 4, 2020, issued a clearance for former Consul General of Czech Republic to Liberia, Karel Sochor of criminal records.

Sochor was earlier this year indicted on June 12, 2020 by Criminal Court ‘C’ in Monrovia for duping two Czech investors, Pavel and Martin Miloschewsky of over US$2 million in cash.

Sochor was said to have influenced the two Miloschewskys, companies to invest in Liberia and was granted the status of General Manager prior to his position as Consul General to Liberia in 2013.

According to information gathered by IPNews from Criminal court records, Sochor while serving as General Manager, the Czech companies transferred 2.2 million United States dollars to Sochor in Liberia.

Following the realization of that the monies was missed applied, and in subsequent efforts to have Sochor’s brought under the jurisdiction of Criminal ciurt “C”, on July 27, the court issued an arrest warrant to authorities of the LNP, which document was signed by senior members of the police to include Commissioner General Patrick Sudue.

The unspeakable Sochor’s clearance investigation came to light acocrding to Justice Ministry sources when the Interpol police of Czech Republic leaked the document to Miloschewsky’s brother.

Sochor was expected to appear in court, on August 25, 2020, in his native country, Czech Republic, when the clearance was issued to the Czech Republic Interpol officers on August 4, 2020.

The appearance of Sochor’s resulted from a complaint filed by the investors, Pavel and Martin Miloschewsky in Liberia.

Meanwhile, the purported clearance had already been revoked by the National Central Bureau of Interpol Monrovia, according to a document in the possession of IPNews.

The document obtained by IPNews was dated August 13, 2020, signed by DCP Theresa J. Grandor, Chief of Interpol Division and addressed to NCB Prague, IPCQ, Zone 5 and all NCBS.

The letter captioned,”NCB Monrovia Revoke the Police Clearance Obtained from our office by the below person.”

Read: “with compliment, I refer you to the above subject and kindly request you to dishonor the Police Clearance issued to the below person wherever it is presented and provisionally arrest the bearer below and immediately contact NCB Monrovia for next course of action.”

“Karel Sochor, date of birth 08-11-1958, Passport#40840944 and nationality Czech.”

“However, week and days after the issuance of the police clearance from our office, we have received criminal indictment notification against him from our Competent Judicial Authority and he is believed to be out of Liberia.” thr letter concluded.

Addtional information gathered by IPNews states that there was a previous communication sent to DCP Grandor, in Czech Republic clearing Sochor of criminality.

“This is to certify that the National Central Bureau Interpol Monrovia, in keeping with search conducted of our records, databases and that of our counterpart, the below listed person show to have no criminal record: name Sochor Karel, date of birth:08/11/1958, passport No. 40840944, nationality: Czech .”

”Kindly find attached result of search conducted on the above named person for your easy reference.”

“This therefore, serves as a police clearance from our office.” The communication concludes.

In latest news coming in to IPNews states that at least seven top senior officers of the Liberia National Police are being investigated by the Ministry of Justice into this diplomatic scam. Investigation continues.

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