The U Zlatého jelena tank farm in Smíchov did not close at the specified time on Wednesday and repeated it on Thursday. Therefore, the police again visited the company and decided to identify the restaurant staff.
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The operator Oldřich Tlustý did not hide his outrage during the interview. “A lot of things have changed for us as operators in the last days to weeks. We are no longer able to react and reflect on things that are happening for us, and besides, I still think that we are in PES 3, that is, within ten hours, “he said.
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Asked if he expected the police to come and drive them out, he replied: The biggest problem for me as a private person is that it is an extremely mentally demanding matter. And I think that each of us will get to the stage where we have had enough, and that has happened right now, “he continued, thinking that the guests of his company know the risks of possible punishment.
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It is said that the pub maintains hygienic measures. “There is a maximum of 49 percent of the capacity, there are a maximum of four guests at the table, all of them follow the hygiene rules,” he added.
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When asked why they were sitting in a restaurant that violates government measures, guests from the tankhouse replied to Novinek that they, like its manager, did not agree with them and that they wanted to support the company. At about 9:15 p.m., the restaurant closed and the guests parted.
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The Šeberák restaurant, which did not close at 8 pm on Wednesdays, was also to remain open. However, the owner Jakub Olbert was detained by the police. “The owner was deprived of his liberty and detained by the police. That is why we had to close,” a representative of the Šeberák restaurant, who did not wish to be named, told ČTK in the evening after 20:00.
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They also continued their rebellion against government regulations in Teplice, where they did not close two dozen restaurants, such as KNAK, after 8 p.m. “About ten minutes after eight, five police officers came to the bar, talked to the staff, dealt with something and wrote down. After about five minutes they left, the guests were not noticed, “one of the restaurant’s guests present described to Práva the police intervention.
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Police officers inspecting the KNAK restaurant in Teplice.
Photo: Reader Rights
According to Teplice spokesman Daniel Vítek, the police did not introduce special controls against the rebel restaurants. “It simply came to our notice then. We are continuing the inspections with the same intensity as during the entire state of emergency, “Vítek told Práva, specifying that on Wednesday, police officers inspected 78 restaurants, pubs and other gastronomic establishments in Teplice.
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They found six violations of government regulations. Five guests committed it, they were resolved by agreement. In one case, a restaurant operator violated a government regulation, and the police reported his violation to an administrative authority. “We can impose a fine on the spot, but only if the offender agrees with it,” Vítek said.
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The operators of restaurants in Teplice intend to continue their struggle despite the threat of financial penalties. In a joint statement, they emphasized that they did not want to downplay the covid situation.
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“But if we are repeatedly limited in our ability to keep our operations alive, we need to get in touch. We lack any concept, we run in a brake-gas system and our future is uncertain. Slowly but surely, these chaotic regulations are liquidating our trades. The support system will save jobs on time, but in the long run, the sustainability of our business is impossible, “the statement said.
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