Zeman Considers Building Wall to Stop Migrants

The Czech president proposed building a wall on the Czech border, and recommended citizens arm themselves, during a recent interview

Dave Park

Written by Dave Park Published on 01.08.2016 16:22:54 (updated on 01.08.2016) Reading time: 1 minute

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In a recently-aired interview with local tabloid Blesk from the baroque Lány Chateau, Czech president Miloš Zeman touched on a number of heated topics surrounding migration and the threat of terrorism in the Czech Republic. 

He revealed, for instance, that wife Ivana had recently obtained a gun license and purchased a firearm. While Zeman had once thought he owned too many guns, he has changed his mind due to the increased threat in Europe. 

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“Citizens should arm themselves against terrorists,” said the president.

He also revealed what he believes might be potential targets of terrorists in the Czech Republic: namely, Prague Castle and the city’s metro network, according to iDnes.cz. 

The news server also picked out some of Zeman’s more salient statements from the Blesk interview. Perhaps most controversial: the notion of building a fence at the Czech border to prevent migrants from entering the country, recalling similar measures taken in Hungary.

“Fences have been built in a number of countries,” said the president. “Hungary and Macedonia have done it and now there is talk about building one in the Brenner Pass [between Austria and Italy].”

“In the case of a large wave of migrants, I would not object to constructing a fence.”

While a wall might keep future migrants out, Zeman is also concerned with those already in Europe.

“You have to count with the fact that when over a million refugees come to Europe, a certain percentage of them will be the so-called jihadists,” he said.

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“I see the solution in deporting all those who are not granted asylum in their respective countries. That, as we know, represents the majority.”

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