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Bratislava Regional Court Confirms Blaha Interfered with President's Rights

Bratislava Regional Court Confirms Blaha Interfered with President's Rights

Bratislava, August 1 (TASR) – Bratislava Regional Court has fully confirmed that MP Lubos Blaha (Smer-SD) has been unlawfully interfering with the rights of President Zuzana Caputova, the President’s Office press department head Jozef Matej told TASR on Monday. The court obliged Blaha to refrain from further verbal attacks and

Fico Rejects the EC Report on Rule of Law, Sends Open Letter to EC President

Fico Rejects the EC Report on Rule of Law, Sends Open Letter to EC President

Bratislava, July 20 (TASR) – The European Commission’s (EC) report on the state of the rule of law in Slovakia is a farce, ex-premier and leader of opposition Smer-SD Robert Fico said on Wednesday. In an open letter he sent to EC President Ursula von der Leyen, Fico wrote that

NAKA Seizes Drugs and Charges 16 People in Operation Parquet Maker

NAKA Seizes Drugs and Charges 16 People in Operation Parquet Maker

Bratislava, July 15 (TASR) – The National Crime Agency (NAKA) has pressed charges against 16 people with the crime of setting up, masterminding and supporting a criminal group and with the drug-related crime, the police have reported on a social network, adding that ‘Operation Parquet Maker’ took place in Slovakia, Hungary

President Caputova Challenges Anti-inflation Bill in Constitutional Court

President Caputova Challenges Anti-inflation Bill in Constitutional Court

Bratislava, July 14 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova challenged the so-called anti-inflation bill, sponsored by Finance Minister Igor Matovic and passed by Parliament despite her veto, in the Constitutional Court on Thursday, TASR learnt from President’s spokesperson Martin Strizinec on the same day. “I filed a complaint with the Constitutional

Zilinka: Calling Defendants in Pre-trial Stage 'Criminals' Unacceptable

Zilinka: Calling Defendants in Pre-trial Stage 'Criminals' Unacceptable

Bratislava, July 13 (TASR) – Calling people facing prosecution in pre-trial stage “criminals” is absolutely unacceptable and a breach of the presumption of innocence principle, Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka declared on a social network on Wednesday. Zilinka spoke in response to the criticism voiced by NGOs Let’s Stop Corruption and Via

ECHR: Slovakia Will Have to Pay €9,750 to Hascak over Gorilla Wiretapping

ECHR: Slovakia Will Have to Pay €9,750 to Hascak over Gorilla Wiretapping

Bratislava, June 23 (TASR) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled that Slovakia will have to pay €9,750 to financier Jaroslav Hascak following his complaint over the Gorilla wiretapping, stating that his right to privacy was violated, TASR learnt from Justice Ministry spokesman Peter Bubla. However,

Special Prosecutor's Office Releases Lawyer Marek P. from Custody

Special Prosecutor's Office Releases Lawyer Marek P. from Custody

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – A supervisory prosecutor of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (USP) decided on Monday to release from custody lawyer Marek P. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], TASR learnt from a statement provided by spokesman for the Prosecutor-General’s Office Dalibor Skladan. “By conducting relevant questionings, the