DFA calls Czech envoy to explain ‘Extort’ try

CZECH Ambassador to Manila Josef Rychtar was summoned on Monday by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to explain his allegation that some officials of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) tried to extort $30 million from a Czech firm that supplies train coaches.

Rychtar recently confirmed that the amount was asked from officials of Inekon during a meeting on a Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3) project. He also said the company, which provided the coaches for MRT 1, has since been “blacklisted.”