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National Anti-corruption Unit Detains Candidate for Nitra Mayor Stefek
Bratislava, September 24 (TASR) – The National Anti-corruption Unit detained the candidate for city mayor Stefan Stefek, in Nitra on Monday morning Dennik N daily reported citing a police source as well as his defence lawyer.
Stefek is accused of indirect corruption when he worked for the regional water utility Zapadoslovenska
Czech Police: Slovak Islamist Was Planning Lone Wolf Attack
Prague, September 23 (TASR) – The first Slovak Islamist radical identified for legal purposes only as Dominik K., arrested last year in the Czech Republic, was actually planning a terror attack, Czech police chief Tomas Tuhy told Czech Television on Sunday.
The radicalised Slovak, who frequented mosques in Prague and appeared
Zvolen Ultras Riot at Ice Hockey Game in Hungary
Miskolc/Zvolen, September 22 (TASR) – An ice hockey game between DVTK Jegesmedvek Miskolc and HKM Zvolen (0-5) in Slovakia’s ice-hockey premier league Tipsport Liga, which for the first time ever also features two Hungarian teams, was disrupted in Miskolc, Hungary on Friday by riots involving masked hooligans present in
Witness Recognises Man from Identikit Related to Journalist's Murder
Bratislava, September 22 (TASR) – The man portrayed on an indentikit picture released by the authorities earlier this week as possibly “having information” on the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova in February has possibly been identified, Novy Cas tabloid reported on its website on Saturday.
Elderly Wine-grower Asphyxiates with Gas Produced by 'Burčiak'
Dulovce, September 21 (TASR) – The tasting of half-fermented wine known in Slovakia as ‘burčiak’ [boor-chi-ak], considered by small wine-growers as one of their greatest joys, turned into a tragedy in the village of Dulovce (Nitra region) on Thursday evening, as four men fell unconscious and one of them, the 76-year
Lucia Zitnanska Leaves Most-Hid Party and Caucus
Bratislava, September 20 (TASR) – MP and former justice minister Lucia Zitnanska (2016-18) is leaving Most-Hid party and its caucus, TASR learnt on Thursday.
“I announced already before the summer break that I won’t vie for any elected office nor run in the next general election. Today, however, I’m