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Miroslav Kalousek a 20 Let Jeho Úrednických a Politických Miroslav Kalousek a 20 let jeho ´uˇrednick´ych a politick´ych her Struˇcn´averze pro nen´aroˇcn´ehoˇcten´aˇre Nadaˇcn´ıfond proti korupci Obsah Prolog 2 Pˇredmluva 3 Uvod´ 4 1 Zlat´a90. l´eta 7 1.1 Jak to bylo s pad´aky? . 8 1.2 Modernizace tanku T-72 . 11 1.3 St´abn´ıinformaˇcn´ısyst´em.ˇ . 13 1.4 Prodej deseti letoun˚uMiG-29 . 16 1.5 Prodej stovky tank˚uˇradyT-72 do Alˇz´ırska . 20 1.6 Prodej kas´arenna n´amˇest´ıRepubliky . 22 1.7 Shrnut´ı:Kalousk˚uvsyst´emrozd´av´an´ıveˇrejn´ych zak´azek. 25 2 Pˇresahdo nov´ehotis´ıcilet´ıa jeho pˇrelom 30 2.1 Kauza Diag Human . 30 2.2 Ochrana vzduˇsn´ehoprostoru ˇcilikauza Gripeny . 35 3 Na sam´emvrcholu 40 3.1 Kauza M´ytn´ea kauza Elektronick´evinˇety . 40 3.2 Kauza Hazard . 44 3.3 Znovu arm´ada{ kauza Letadla CASA . 50 3.4 Starost o pˇr´ırodu ˇciliekologick´asuperzak´azka . 56 3.5 Starost o c´ırkev ˇcilic´ırkevn´ınarovn´an´ı . 59 4 Humorn´eodlehˇcen´ına z´avˇer 63 4.1 Plukovn´ık N´ahl´ık\ odch´az´ı! . 63 " 4.2 Miroslav Kalousek a humor . 64 Pˇr´ıloha{ Richard H´ava & Miroslav Kalousek 65 Literatura 69 1 Prolog Kir je mal´epostavy, zat´ımjen m´ırnˇeproˇsedivˇel´y.Ve tv´aˇrinem´anic pozoruhodn´eho. " Kdybys ho potkal na ulici, ani se za n´ım neotoˇc´ıˇs,ani dech se ti nezataj´ı, srdce se ti nerozbuˇs´ı.Oblek m´ataky ten nejobyˇcejnˇejˇs´ı{ ˇsediv´ys prouˇzkem.Uˇsit´yje ovˇsems vkusem. Ale to je vˇsechno. Vypad´anaprosto obyˇcejnˇe,ale to je cel´yKir. Oˇcek´av´amod nˇehonabubˇrel´efr´aze:,Veden´ıGRU a ´ustˇredn´ıv´ybor v´amprojevili nezmˇer- nou d˚uvˇeru...` Z´adnoutakovouˇ fr´azio pˇredn´ılinii boje s kapitalismem, o ´udˇelusovˇetsk´eho rozvˇedˇc´ıkaˇcio nepˇremoˇziteln´ychidej´ıchvˇsakneˇr´ık´a.Prostˇesi prohl´ıˇz´ımou tv´aˇr.Jako l´ekaˇr,beze slova, pozornˇe. ,V´ıte,Viktore Andrejeviˇci,v GRU a v KGB se velmi zˇr´ıdkavyskytnou lid´e,kteˇr´ıby utekli na Z´apad.` Pˇrikyvuju. ,Ti, co uteˇcou,jsou neˇst'astn´ı.To nen´ıpropaganda. Sedes´atpˇetprocentˇ uteˇcenc˚uz ˇrad GRU a KGB se vrac´ıjako kaj´ıcn´ıci.Stˇr´ıl´ımeje. Vˇed´ıto, a pˇrestose vracej´ı.Ti, kteˇr´ıse nevr´at´ıdo Sovˇetsk´ehosvazu ze sv´evlastn´ıv˚ule,konˇc´ısebevraˇzdou,up´ıjej´ıse k smrti, klesaj´ı aˇzna dno. Proˇc?` ,Zradili svou socialistickou vlast. Tr´ap´ıje svˇedom´ı.Ztratili pˇr´atele,rodiny, sv˚ujjazyk...` ,To nen´ıpodstatn´e,Viktore Andrejeviˇci.Jsou tu z´avaˇznˇejˇs´ıpˇr´ıˇciny.Doma, v Sovˇetsk´em svazu, kaˇzd´yz n´aspatˇr´ık vyˇsˇs´ıvrstvˇe.Kaˇzd´y,dokonce i ten nejbezv´yznamnˇejˇs´ıd˚ustojn´ık GRU, je nadˇclovˇekve srovn´an´ıse vˇsemiostatn´ımi.Pokud jste souˇc´ast´ınaˇsehosyst´emu, tˇeˇs´ıtese kolos´aln´ımprivilegi´ımproti ostatn´ımuobyvatelstvu zemˇe.Kdyˇzm´aˇclovˇekml´ad´ı, zdrav´ı,moc, privilegia { zapom´ın´ana to. Vzpomene si, aˇzuˇzse ned´anic vr´atit.Nˇekteˇr´ı ut´ıkaj´ına Z´apad, aby z´ıskalipˇrepychov´eauto, vilu s baz´enem,pen´ıze.A Z´apad jim skuteˇcnˇe zaplat´ıhodnˇe.Ale kdyˇztakov´yzr´adce dostane mercedes a vlastn´ıbaz´en,vid´ınajednou, ˇze vˇsichnikolem maj´ıdobr´aauta a baz´eny.Najednou se c´ıt´ıb´ytmraveneˇckemve spoleˇcenstv´ı stejnˇebohat´ychmraveneˇck˚u.Znenad´an´ıztr´ac´ıpocit nadˇrazenostinad sv´ymokol´ım.St´av´a se obyˇcejn´ymˇclovˇekem,stejn´ymjako vˇsichniostatn´ı.Dokonce i kdyˇznepˇr´atelsk´arozvˇedka pˇrijmezr´adce do sluˇzby,stejnˇeani tam nenajde znova ztracen´ypocit nadˇrazenostinad okol´ım,protoˇzeslouˇzitve zpravodajsk´esluˇzbˇese na Z´apadˇenepovaˇzujeza nejvyˇsˇs´ıpoctu a ˇcest.Jsou to vl´adn´ı´uˇredn´ıci,koleˇckav soukol´ı,nic v´ıc.‘ ,Nikdy jsem o tom nepˇrem´yˇslel.` ,Tak o tom pˇrem´yˇslej.St´alepˇrem´yˇslej.Bohatstv´ıje vˇecrelativn´ı.Kdyˇzjezd´ıˇspo Moskvˇe v ladˇe,d´ıvaj´ıse po tobˇeopravdu kr´asn´adˇevˇcata.Kdyˇzjezd´ıˇspo Paˇr´ıˇziv dlouh´emcitro- enu, nikdo se za tebou neotoˇc´ı.Vˇsechno je relativn´ı.Poruˇc´ıkje na daln´emv´ychodˇekr´al a p´anb˚uh,vl´adce nad ˇzivotema smrt´ı,p´an.Plukovn´ıkv Moskvˇeje pˇeˇsec, protoˇzejsou tu tis´ıce dalˇs´ıchplukovn´ık˚u.Kdyˇzzrad´ıˇs,ztrat´ıˇsvˇsechno. A vzpomeneˇssi, ˇzejsi kdysi patˇril k vˇsemocn´eorganizaci, ˇzejsi byl v´yjimeˇcn´yˇclovˇek,pozvednut´ynad miliony jin´ych.Kdyˇz zrad´ıˇs,uc´ıt´ıˇs,ˇzejsi nen´apadn´yˇsediv´yˇclov´ıˇcek,nula stejn´ajako vˇsichniostatn´ı.‘ \ Viktor Suvorov. Akv´arium. Praha. NaˇseVojsko 1996 2 Pˇredmluva Tento text pˇredstavuje struˇcnouverzi materi´alun´azvu Miroslav Kalousek a 20 let jeho ´uˇrednick´ycha politick´ychher, jehoˇzautorem je Nadaˇcn´ıfond proti korupci. Obˇeverze se liˇs´ıpoˇctemstran, vˇenovan´ymjednotliv´ymkapitol´am. Zpr´ava shrnuje pozoruhodn´edvacetilet´ep˚usoben´ı Miroslava Kalouska ve vysok´ych ´uˇrednick´ych a politick´ych funkc´ıch st´atn´ıspr´avy Cesk´erepubliky.ˇ Cten´aˇrinab´ız´ıucele-ˇ nou mozaiku tˇech ud´alost´ı,d´ıkykter´ymse Miroslav Kalousek stal nejvlivnˇejˇs´ımpolitikem a z´akulisn´ımhr´aˇcemna ˇcesk´empolitick´emkolbiˇsti.Z´amˇernˇeobsahuje informace pouze z otevˇren´ych zdroj˚u.Jsme pˇresvˇedˇceni,ˇzedˇr´ıve nebo pozdˇejivznikne materi´al,kter´ybude obsahovat i to, co m´edianezm´ınila. Tento kratˇs´ıtext je urˇcenpro ˇcten´aˇre,kter´yse chce sezn´amitpˇredevˇs´ıms hrubˇejˇs´ım r´amcov´ympopisem kauz a kter´yse obejde bez pˇresnˇejˇs´ıch ´udaj˚ua jemnˇejˇs´ıch souvislost´ı. Na druhou stranu nelze pˇristoupitna strohost Cimrmanova typu: V´aˇzen´ıpˇr´atel´e,dˇekuji " v´amza pozornost.\ Takov´astrohost je sice moˇzn´a,avˇsaknepostihne bohatost popisovan´eho dˇeje{ coˇzje, dle naˇsehon´azoru,na ˇskodu vˇeci.Mimoto, takov´evelmi struˇcn´emateri´aly jiˇzexistuj´ıa lze je naj´ıtnapˇr.na internetu. V Praze dne 20. 5. 2014 Autoˇri 3 Uvod´ Kdo je Ing. Miroslav Kalousek? Tuto ot´azkuse v uplynul´ych dvaceti letech jeho vysok´e ´uˇrednick´ea politick´eˇcinnostipokouˇselozodpovˇedˇetmnoho zasvˇecen´ych osob a novin´aˇr˚u. Je-li ˇclovˇekschopen b´ytˇreditelemodboru poradc˚upˇredsedyvl´ady, ˇclenemspr´avn´ırady a jednatelem Z´apadoˇcesk´ych pivovar˚u,ˇclenemPrez´ıdiaPozemkov´ehofondu Cesk´erepub-ˇ liky, b´ytekonomick´ymn´amˇestkem tˇrempo sobˇejdouc´ımministr˚umna jednom minister- stvu, st´atse poslancem Parlamentu CR,ˇ b´ytpˇredsedouRozpoˇctov´ehov´yboru Poslaneck´e snˇemovny PCR,ˇ b´ytˇclenemˇcipˇredsedouvyˇsetˇrovac´ıkomise a ministrem financ´ı CR,ˇ pak o takov´emˇclovˇekum˚uˇzemeˇr´ıciledacos, ale urˇcitˇeo takov´emˇclovˇekunelze ˇr´ıci,ˇzeby to byl hlup´ak,kter´ynev´ı,co ˇcin´ı. Pˇrenesmese o 17 let zpˇetdo l´etaroku 1997. M. Kalousek je p´at´ymrokem ekono- mick´ymn´amˇestkem ministra obrany a m´apˇr´atelsk´yvztah s Richardem H´avou { z´astupcem v´yznamn´ezbrojaˇrsk´espoleˇcnosti,zprostˇredkuj´ıc´ıobchody s arm´adn´ıtechnikou [59]. Jsme na premi´eˇreletounu L-159. Napˇet´ı a vzruˇsen´ı pˇredrozhrnut´ım opony, za n´ıˇzse letoun skr´yv´a,je velik´e.N´ahleje slyˇsetnadˇsen´yv´ykˇrikM. Kalouska: A je to v kapse!\ { po tele- " fonick´ezpr´avˇe,ˇzese vl´adazav´azalake koupi dvaasedmdes´atitˇechto letoun˚upro arm´adua poskytla bank´ami garance na ´uvˇerov´an´ın´akladn´ehoprojektu [4]. Tehdejˇs´ıministr obrany se vyj´adˇruje,ˇze export t´etozbranˇem˚uˇzez´ıskatpen´ızepro skom´ıraj´ıc´ıˇskolstv´ınebo zdravot- " nictv´ı\ [4]. Richard H´ava, moˇzn´ystrategick´ypartner v´yrobce letounu a prostˇredn´ıktohoto v´yvozu, tak z´ısk´adalˇs´ızak´azku.Orientaˇcn´ıcena t´etozak´azkybyla o pˇetlet dˇr´ıve kolem 22 miliard korun [5]. Je prosinec roku 2008. Ministr financ´ıM. Kalousek k naprost´emu pˇrekvapen´ıˇsirok´ei odborn´epr´avn´ıveˇrejnostii jeho nejbliˇzˇs´ıhookol´ıpovoluje sv´ympodpisem provozovat pˇeti spoleˇcnosteminternetov´ekurzov´es´azen´ı,aˇckoli podle n´azorumnoha pr´avn´ık˚utento druh loterie nem´aoporu v z´akonˇe[6]. To ostatnˇenedlouho pˇredt´ımpˇripouˇst´ıi s´amministr a z´akon pˇritomv dobˇepovolen´ız˚ust´av´anezmˇenˇen[7]. Do ned´avn´edoby je ostatnˇetak´e razantn´ımodp˚urcemtohoto zp˚usobuprovozov´an´ıhazardu, kdyˇzprohlaˇsuje,ˇzetento druh s´azen´ıbude v republice povolen jen pˇresjeho mrtvolu [8], [6]. Na objemu s´azekpˇredstavuje hazard roˇcnˇeodhadem pˇriznan´ych 100 miliard korun. Je z´aˇr´ıroku 2009. Jak´ysidlouholet´yKalousk˚uvpˇr´ıtela kolega, kter´yje poslancem a pˇr´ıznivcem { bez voleb legitimizovan´e{ nov´estrany TOP 09, pˇrij´ım´afaleˇsnounab´ıdkuod novin´aˇre:milion korun pro stranu TOP 09 za zmˇenu loterijn´ıhoz´akona. Pˇritompron´aˇs´ı: Mus´ımˇr´ıct Mirkovi Kalouskovi, ˇzejste n´ampomohl, aby mˇelpocit, ˇzeje povinovanej " nˇejakreagovat, ˇzejo?\ [9]. Sekret´aˇrstrany TOP 09 pˇritompˇridotazu novin´aˇrena to, kdo ve stranˇem´ana starosti sponzory a hazard, pouk´azalpr´avˇena zm´ınˇen´ehodlouholet´eho pˇr´ıteleM. Kalouska, v nˇehoˇzm´aministr, podle vlastn´ıch slov, naprostou d˚uvˇeru[9]. Je p´armˇes´ıc˚udo parlamentn´ıch voleb v roce 2010. M´ıstopˇredsedanov´estrany TOP 09 Kalousek nem´aˇz´adnoujistotu, ˇzejeho strana pˇrisv´epremi´eˇrev bl´ıˇz´ıc´ıch se volb´ach uspˇeje a dostane se tak do poslaneck´esnˇemovny. Kalousek je v t´edobˇev politice uˇzt´emˇeˇrdvacet let. V poslaneck´esnˇemovnˇese m´ahlasovat o tom, zda se opust´ıprojekt elektronick´ych 4 vinˇetna automobily m´ıstopap´ırov´ych d´alniˇcn´ıch zn´amek.N´akladyna jejich zaveden´ıse odhaduj´ına 12 miliard korun a zak´azkum´az´ıskat spoleˇcnostKapsch, kter´ajiˇzpˇredˇcasem z´ıskala mnohamiliardovou zak´azkuna realizaci a provoz elektronick´ehom´ytn´eho.Skuteˇcn´ı odborn´ıci varuj´ı, ˇze z hlediska ekonomick´eho,dopravn´ıho i technick´ehoje to naprost´y " nesmysl\ [10] a v´ıto i ministr dopravy, kdyˇzpozdˇejipˇrizn´av´aˇze z ˇcistˇeekonomick´eho " hlediska jsou vinˇetysamozˇrejmˇenev´yhodn´e...\ [10]. Jak´ysiposlanec ODS a m´ıstopˇredseda kontroln´ıhov´yboru varuje poslance, ˇzeschv´alen´apodoba elektronick´ych vinˇetje nejhorˇs´ı a pro st´atnejm´enˇev´yhodn´aa ˇzenˇekter´etechnologie by bylo moˇzn´epoˇr´ıditi dvan´actkr´at lacinˇeji[11]. Vˇsese zd´ab´ytjasn´e,ale { nen´ı!Vystupuje totiˇzM.
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