Crime & Justice

Sklenka Testifies at NAKA Office in Nitra, Interrogation to Take Days

Nitra, June 22 (TASR) – Former judge Vladimir Sklenka, who was allegedly involved in corruption, appeared at the National Crime Agency (NAKA) office in Nitra on Monday to provide testimony, with his lawyer stating that the interrogation is expected to take several days.

“It might be completed on Friday, perhaps next week,” said lawyer Peter Varinsky, refusing to provide any details on the content of the testimony.

Sklenka, who is being treated as a witness at the moment, allegedly told the police earlier that in the past he received several bribes from businessman Marian K., now standing trial for ordering the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak in 2018, in return for manipulating the outcomes of individual trials.

It was revealed during the investigation into the murders of Kuciak and his fiancée that Sklenka and Marian K. exchanged thousands of messages via an encrypted instant messaging service.

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.

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.

Coalition MP Linhart Allegedly Attacked by Police Officer without Face Mask

Bratislava, November 3 (TASR) – The police Internal Affairs Inspectorate has received a criminal complaint from co-governing We Are Family MP Patrick Linhart, who claims that he was attacked and injured by a police major in Nove Zamky (Nitra region) on Monday when he admonished the latter for not wearing a

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