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Caputova Calls for Investigation of Dubnica nad Vahom Murder Circumstances

Caputova Calls for Investigation of Dubnica nad Vahom Murder Circumstances

Bratislava, July 2 (TASR) - President Zuzana Caputova on Saturday called for a thorough investigation of the circumstances of the murder that occurred in Dubnica nad Vahom earlier this week. "I spoke with Police Corps President Stefan Hamran, who confirmed to me that the police procedure that preceded this

Premier: Youth in Slovakia Becoming Radicalised, Mainly Online

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.

Court Sentences ex-SNS Leader Jan S. to Two-year Suspended Sentence

Court Sentences ex-SNS Leader Jan S. to Two-year Suspended Sentence

Banska Bystrica, June 9 (TASR) - The Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Banska Bystrica sentenced on Friday former head of the Slovak National Party (SNS) and ex-Zilina mayor Jan S. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] to a two-year suspended sentence in prison with a probationary period of four years.

Constitutional Court Approves of State Service Act Amendment

Constitutional Court Approves of State Service Act Amendment

Kosice, May 24 (TASR) - At its session on Wednesday, the Constitutional Court rejected the proposal to declare as unconstitutional the amendment to the State Service Act, which Parliament approved in 2021. A group of MPs contested the provisions according to which senior employees could be dismissed even without stating

Kuciak Murder Trial: Bereaved Families Fail to Understand Verdict

Kuciak Murder Trial: Bereaved Families Fail to Understand Verdict

Bratislava, May 19 (TASR) - The bereaved families of murdered journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova fail to understand the verdict in the murder trial, reached by the Specialised Criminal Court on Friday and left the courtroom before the decision to acquit controversial entrepreneur Marian K. [name abbreviated

Court: Marian K. Acquitted in Kuciak Murder Trial, Alena Zs. Gets 25 Years

Court: Marian K. Acquitted in Kuciak Murder Trial, Alena Zs. Gets 25 Years

Pezinok/Bratislava, May 19 (TASR) - Entrepreneur Marian K. [name abbreviated due to legal reason] was acquitted of charges related to ordering the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and devising the plan to murder several prosecutors, whereas defendant Alena Zs. was found guilty by the Specialised Criminal Court and

EP Calls on Slovak Gov't to Make Progress in Protection of LGBTIQ+ People

EP Calls on Slovak Gov't to Make Progress in Protection of LGBTIQ+ People

Strasbourg, October 20 (TASR-correspondent) – The European Parliament (EP) on Thursday called on the Slovak Government to make “meaningful progress in the protection of LGBTIQ+ people” against hate crimes. In reaction to a recent case in Bratislava in which a far-right radicalised gunman murdered two young men, Matus Horvath and Juraj