She survived: Tereza Hlůšková was finally released from Pakistan prison – TVNOVINY.sk

The well-known cases of the Czech Tereza Hlůšková are slowly, but surely, coming to an end. She was released from Pakistan’s Kot Lakhbat prison on Saturday afternoon. Portal TN.cz this was confirmed by the czech ministry of foreign affairs. The circumstances of her return to her homeland remain in strict secrecy.

“Our embassy will help secure the way back to the Czech Republic. We will not provide further details at the direct request of the family, “said Eva Davidová, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Tereza has to stay in Pakistan for a few more days to return her personal belongings and passport. The Czech embassy will take care of her stay and she will be under protection at all times until her departure.

“Until Tereza is safe, we can’t give further details. Until the last moment, no one will know when and how he will leave, “said Tomáš Zdechovský, MEP, who is overseeing the case.

However, the released Czech Republic must get out of Pakistan as soon as possible. Her case is in danger of going to the Supreme Court, which cancels the appeal verdict. In that case, she would have been convicted and would have to go to jail again.

If she manages to fly out of the country on time and reaches the Czech Republic, she will no longer be in danger of returning to Pakistan. Pakistan does not have a criminal extradition agreement with the Czech Republic. If the Pakistan Supreme Court ruled that the appeal was invalid, the case would be dealt with by the Czech authorities.

Hlůšková originally served a sentence in Pakistan for drug smuggling. Back in 2018, she was detained by customs officers with nine kilograms of heroin. According to the Pakistani news portal UrduPoint, the drugs that Hlůšková transported would be worth 19.5 million Czech crowns (768,000 euros) on the black market.

From the beginning, the Czech Republic claimed that the seized drugs did not belong to her and that someone pushed them into her suitcase. Hlůšková stated that she flew to Pakistan at that time to work as a model. However, the court did not believe her, and she sentenced her to eight years and eight months in prison.