(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 07.05.2024).- On Sunday morning, May 5, a Catholic priest of Czech nationality, was arrested by the Vatican City Police, carrying a weapon in hand luggage.
The priest’s arrest was verified around 9:00 am on Sunday. He was trying to enter Saint Peter’s Square, but the Police arrested him after searching his backpack and finding a BB gun, a cutter and a screwdriver.
Although the priest explained that it was a self-defence weapon for personal use, the agents arrested him and confiscated the weapon. The priest also said that the objects in the case weren’t his.
The priest’s name is Milan Palkovic, 58. He was in Rome with a group of Catholic pilgrims from the Czech Republic. Together with the priest was a companion whose identity hasn’t been revealed. He was probably the owner of the luggage who gave the backpack to the priest, in the belief that he wouldn’t be searched.
The Police revealed that neither of the arrested has a criminal record.
Just a few weeks ago, on April 10, the police arrested Moisés Tejada, one of New York’s most wanted criminals. In that case, the arrest happened on a Wednesday of the Pope’s General Audience. This last arrest was in the context of the Angelus Marian prayer with the Pope. Both incidents occurred in a situation of massive concentration of people.
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