Czech ambassador to Jordan dismissed over "managerial failure"

The Czech ambassador to Jordan, Alexandr Sporýš, has been dismissed by Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský due to "a managerial failure", Foreign Ministry spokesperson Daniel Drake told the Czech News Agency on Friday. Mr. Sporýš replaced Josef Koutský as ambassador to Jordan last summer.

According to news site Deník N's sources, the reasons for the dismissal were that the embassy in Amman had "ceased to function" under Sporýš's leadership, with employee complaints, bullying and the premature departure of the ambassador's deputy being cited.

Mr. Sporýš himself has denied any instances of bullying and stated that he was not aware of any staff problems at the embassy. He told Deník N that his deputy left for health reasons.