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Gaspar: Volume of Hate Speech Has Increased Year after Assassination Attempt

Gaspar: Volume of Hate Speech Has Increased Year after Assassination Attempt

The amount of hate speech in society has increased by over 200 percent a year after the assassination attempt on Premier Robert Fico, the security and intelligence services informed the Security Council at its session on Thursday.

UIS Closes Kosice Manslaughter Case with Motion to File Charges

UIS Closes Kosice Manslaughter Case with Motion to File Charges

Kosice, April 17 (TASR) - An investigator of the Internal Affairs Inspectorate (UIS) has completed the case of a manslaughter in Kosice with a proposal to file charges against two police officers, UIS spokeswoman Andrea Dobiasova told TASR on Thursday, adding that the case concerns the killing of a detainee

PG: Prosecutor Indicts Juraj C. with Terrorist Attack over Shooting of Fico

PG: Prosecutor Indicts Juraj C. with Terrorist Attack over Shooting of Fico

Bratislava, March 17 (TASR) - A prosecutor of the Prosecutor-General's Office on Monday submitted an indictment against Juraj C. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] to the Specialised Criminal Court over his shooting of Prime Minister Robert Fico on May 15 of last year, charging him with an

Constitutional Court to Assess Lex Assassination Attempt

Constitutional Court to Assess Lex Assassination Attempt

The Slovak Constitutional Court will assess the constitutionality of the 'Lex Assassination Attempt,' passed by Parliament last June, after a group of opposition MPs challenged it, and the Court has accepted their complaint for further proceedings regarding its alleged unconstitutionality. The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party argued that

Envi Ministry: EU Court of Justice Confirms Failure of Previous Managements

Envi Ministry: EU Court of Justice Confirms Failure of Previous Managements

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled in favour of the European Commission, which sued Slovakia for failing to fulfil its obligations in the area of flood risk.

Supreme Court: Daniel B. to Be Prosecuted at Large, Receives Monitoring Bracelet

Supreme Court: Daniel B. to Be Prosecuted at Large, Receives Monitoring Bracelet

Daniel B., facing charges of extremism, will be prosecuted at large, the Supreme Court decided on Thursday.

Premier: VsZP Faces Cyber-Attack, Health Care Not at Risk for Now

Premier: VsZP Faces Cyber-Attack, Health Care Not at Risk for Now

Bratislava, January 24 (TASR) - Another massive cyber-attack is underway against Slovakia, targeting state-owned health insurer VsZP, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) told a press briefing on Friday, adding that it was detected on Friday around noon and is still ongoing as well as that