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Judicial Council Chair Mazak and PG Zilinka Don't Agree on Use of Paragraph 363

Judicial Council Chair Mazak and PG Zilinka Don't Agree on Use of Paragraph 363

Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) – Judicial Council Chair Jan Mazak and Prosecutor-General (PG) Maros Zilinka have differing views on the use of paragraph 363 of the Criminal Code, with Mazak stating that the way Zilinka uses it may be unconstitutional and the PG reacting by saying that Mazak doesn’t have

Police Press Charges against Three Men in Relation to Incident in Piestany

Police Press Charges against Three Men in Relation to Incident in Piestany

Trnava/Piestany, November 6 (TASR) – In connection with an incident in a chain store in Piestany on Thursday (November 4), the police have pressed charges against three men from Nitra region aged 32-40 of the offences of attacking a public official and rioting, TASR learnt from Trnava regional police spokeswoman

Court Map Version No. 3 Envisages Scrapping of Four District Courts

Court Map Version No. 3 Envisages Scrapping of Four District Courts

Bratislava, October 22 (TASR) – A new, now third version of the court map envisages the scrapping of four district courts, Justice Minister Maria Kolikova told a news conference on Friday. Originally, the number of such courts should have been reduced from 54 to 30. Courts to be scraped are district

Zilinka: Attacks on Medical Staff Must Be Condemned by Society

Zilinka: Attacks on Medical Staff Must Be Condemned by Society

Bratislava, October 12 (TASR) – Attacks on medical staff must be unequivocally condemned by society, Prosecutor-General (PG) Maros Zilina said following his meeting with Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky on Tuesday. Zilinka stressed that health workers enjoy the status of protected persons when exercising their profession. Therefore, perpetrators of the attacks face

Slovak Central Bank Governor Peter Kazimir Faces Charges of Bribery

Slovak Central Bank Governor Peter Kazimir Faces Charges of Bribery

Bratislava, October 12 (TASR) – Former finance minister (2012-19) and incumbent Slovak Central Bank (NBS) Governor Peter Kazimir faces charges of bribery, TASR learnt on Tuesday. According to aktuality.sk website that first broke the news, the charges were pressed by the Special Prosecutor’s Office (USP) and concern a bribe

Hamran: NAKA Head and Police Corps Vice-presidents to Vacate Their Posts

Hamran: NAKA Head and Police Corps Vice-presidents to Vacate Their Posts

Bratislava, October 8 (TASR) – Incumbent National Crime Agency (NAKA) head Eva Kurrayova will vacate her post on October 15, while Police Corps Vice-presidents Jana Maskarova and Robert Bozalka will follow suit by the end of 2021, acting Police Corps president Stefan Hamran announced on Friday at a press conference. In

Court Releases Peter Sch. and Four NAKA Investigators from Custody

Court Releases Peter Sch. and Four NAKA Investigators from Custody

Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) – Bratislava Regional Court on Friday released from custody Peter Sch. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], who temporarily headed the Internal Affairs Inspectorate (UIS), and four investigators of the National Crime Agency (NAKA), court spokesperson Pavol Adamciak told TASR on the same day. According to Adamciak,