Domestic Policies

MP Mazurek Convicted of Extremism-related Crime, Loses Seat in House

Bratislava, September 3 (TASR) – MP for the far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) Milan Mazurek has lost his seat in Parliament after his conviction for defaming a race, nation and belief was upheld on Tuesday, parliamentary mandate committee chair Juraj Blanar confirmed for TASR on the same day.

A three-member senate of the Supreme Court confirmed Mazurek’s conviction and handed him a fine amounting to €10,000. The Supreme Court thus increased the original fine imposed by the Specialised Criminal Court. The verdict is final and valid.

Mazurek will be replaced in Parliament by Milan Spanik, MP Martin Belusky (LSNS) has told TASR.

The Specialised Criminal Court last year found Mazurek guilty of disparaging remarks against the Roma broadcast by Radio Frontinus in October 2016.

Takac: Police Launch Criminal Investigation, Infested Wood Being Extracted Urgently

The police have already launched a criminal investigation regarding the failure to address the bark-beetle infestation in Banska Bystrica region, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac, who filed a criminal complaint in this connection in May, told a news conference on Monday.

President Appoints Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister

President Zuzana Caputova appointed Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister on Friday.

Premier: Youth in Slovakia Becoming Radicalised, Mainly Online

Young people in Slovakia are becoming radicalised, chiefly online, Premier Ludovit Odor and Interior Minister Ivan Simko told the media following a Security Council meeting on Wednesday.

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