As the wrestler Makhmud Muradov himself confirmed to eXtra.cz, he is now dealing with an unexpected problem. The Czech Republic took away the visa of the Uzbek hitman. At the same time, Muradov has lived in the Czech Republic for 12 years and has a young daughter in the country with the singer Monika Bagárová. “If he has lived in the Czech Republic for so many years, his daughter was born here, then I think the matter should be considered without hysteria,” security analyst Andor Šándor told eXtra.cz, adding that the authorities take a similar step when the person in question the person poses a danger or falls under the sanctions regime.
“Yes, unfortunately it’s true. They canceled my visa to Europe,” Last week, wrestler Makhmud Muradov confirmed to eXtra.cz the information that the Czech Republic took away his visa. Sport was the first newspaper to report the news. “They say I’m dangerous for the Czech Republic and the public. I don’t know why, I don’t even know for what reasons. God knows, they probably have some information, they can come up with something themselves,” the wrestler speculated about the reasons for the radical step.
He has family and friends in the Czech Republic
At the same time, Muradov tried to obtain a permanent residence in the Czech Republic, but was unsuccessful.“They don’t want to give me papers for a long time, I’ve been waiting for about six or seven years. First for the approval of temporary residence, now for permanent residence. Even though I have a daughter, they finally canceled my visa” added Makhmud, who has been living in the Czech Republic for 12 long years. “Everything I did for twelve years, I worked hard, everything was taken away from me in one day for no reason.”
Makhmud cannot now return to Prague, where he has friends, coaches, but above all his two-year-old daughter Ruminka, who he already has with the singer Monika Bagárová and whom he cannot see at the moment. Not only for that reason, he will apply for a visa again, and the whole situation will also be resolved in court, as Mach told the editors of eXtra.cz. “I will apply for a Czech visa again. Now there will be a trial and I don’t know how it will go on, but hopefully everything will be resolved as soon as possible and I will be able to fly to the Czech Republic again.”
Even security expert Andor Šándor, who was approached by the editorial staff of eXtra.cz, is a little hesitant about the step taken by the Czech authorities. “If I am to evaluate only on the basis of the information sent by you, then I think that this step is unnecessary. If he has lived in the Czech Republic for so many years, his daughter was born here, then I think that the matter should be assessed without hysteria.” thinks Sándor.
Does it pose a danger?
“I can imagine that the Czech authorities may decide to take such a step in a situation where the person in question poses some kind of danger or falls under the accepted sanctions regime,” the expert described the usual reasons.
“I do not think that this is a very exceptional step, especially in relation to Russian citizens after the start of Russian aggression in Ukraine. It is necessary to take into account why the person who is denied a visa settled in the Czech Republic, how he behaved here, etc. “ adds Sándor, thinking that the appeal process will be complicated.
