One of the most famous MMA fighters on the Czechoslovak scene has been in big trouble lately. Karlos Vémola is a passionate breeder of wild cats, and in the past it has been discussed several times whether animal cruelty occurs in the so-called “Vémoland”. This fact was even checked by the authorities. There has now been a twist in the accusation case, writes the portal.
However, the name of the wrestler is now mentioned in a much more serious accusation, namely in relation to drugs. Police initially arrested Vémola and two other men on December 23 and charged all three at the time with particularly serious organized crime involving drugs on an international scale. They face 18 years in prison. V ten day, Vémola was supposed to enter the hospital for an operation related to acute inflammation of the jaw. The Prague court subsequently imposed a bond on the wrestler for fear of a possible escape.
According to the Czech media, the police are working with the version that the wrestler Karlos Vémola helped transport 20 kilograms of cocaine from Great Britain to the Czech Republic. In the case concerning the Czech wrestler, the police recently charged two more people with drug crimes. In total, five persons have already been prosecuted for the distribution of cocaineof which four are being prosecuted in custody according to station ČT24. This was confirmed on Friday by Lucie Šmoldasová, the spokeswoman of the National Anti-Drug Headquarters of the Czech Police.
More than two years ago, experts visited Vémoland with the assistance of the police they took away an illegally kept young white tiger, for which Vémola was also prosecuted. In the end, however, he did not go to court and after paying 8,217 euros, he avoided a verdict. At that time it turned out that the cub was declawed, which many considered to be mutilation of the beast. The wrestler defended that the youngster had a fever and spoke of himself as the most caring breeder. However, there were suspicions that his other three beasts also lost their claws.
One of the most professional women in the Czech Republic pointed out that even lions have lost their claws. “When (the tiger cub) came to Vémol, it had no claws… It is clear from the other photos that even the lions in this gentleman’s farm do not have claws. Claws are surgically removed along with the bed, wounds heal poorly and complications often appear. And of course it hurts a lot (if your fingertips were operated on, you probably wouldn’t be jumping with excitement, would you)” wrote renowned expert Pavla Říhová on the social network at the time.
The former head of the CITES department (convention on the protection of endangered animals) at the Environmental Inspection also did not take napkins. “Among these animals there are cripples who cannot even keep their food down. And why? Because one m*gor has money and wants to brag. This is not about loving animals! It’s about arrogance, stupidity and an inflated ego. I hope that those lions will also be confiscated from him and that Vémola will be banned for life from breeding animals for abusing them“, she added.
In another post, she detailed what she thought happened to the beasts. “They are mentally broken animals, without personality, self-confidence and physically crippled. Is this supposed to be ‘animal love’?” she asked.
The veterinary administration checked the suspicion, but due to legal restrictions, she could not announce the results of the inspections. In the end, the police took over the case, which indicated a lot, but the whole case ended up blowing up. The state representative decided to keep the matter a secret from the media.
Only now has it become clear that the police will not charge Vémol with this act, i.e. cruelty to animals. “I can confirm that during inspections of the said breeder, the Regional Veterinary Administration for the Central Bohemian Region discovered the removal of claws from all large felines. They filed a criminal complaint in this matter. However, according to our information, the law enforcement authorities did not evaluate the case as a criminal offense after the review. Currently, both the findings and the possible offense are dealt with by the relevant municipality with extended scope (Černošice), with which KVS cooperates,” said the representative of the press spokesman of the State Veterinary Administration, Petr Majer.
