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Ex-president Kiska Found Guilty of Tax Fraud

Ex-president Kiska Found Guilty of Tax Fraud

Presov, October 31 (TASR) - Former Slovak president Andrej Kiska (2014-19) has been found guilty of tax fraud by Presov Region Court and given a suspended sentence of one year with two years of probation, TASR learnt on Thursday. The verdict is final and cannot be appealed against. The case

STS Sentences Marian M. to Six Years in Prison for Extremism

STS Sentences Marian M. to Six Years in Prison for Extremism

The Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok has handed down a six-year non-suspended sentence to Marian M. for extremism-related crimes.

Police Searching St. Elizabeth's Cathedral in Kosice Due to Bomb Threat

Police Searching St. Elizabeth's Cathedral in Kosice Due to Bomb Threat

The police are currently searching St. Elizabeth's Cathedral in Kosice due to an alleged bomb threat.

STS: Former Special Prosecutor Dusan K. Found Guilty, But Receives No Sentence

STS: Former Special Prosecutor Dusan K. Found Guilty, But Receives No Sentence

Banska Bystrica, September 3 (TASR) - The Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Banska Bystrica on Tuesday found former special prosecutor Dusan K. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] guilty, but refrained from imposing an aggregate sentence. The prosecution accused him of the crime of accepting a bribe. According to the

Justice Ministry: Audit Confirms Violation of Law in Human Rights Subsidies

Justice Ministry: Audit Confirms Violation of Law in Human Rights Subsidies

Bratislava, September 2 (TASR) - The audit confirmed manipulations and violations of the law in the area of human rights subsidies and the Justice Ministry therefore claims that it acted correctly in scrapping the human rights subsidy scheme for 2024, TASR was told by the ministry's press department

Man Accused of Attack on Fico Denied Release from Custody by STS

Man Accused of Attack on Fico Denied Release from Custody by STS

Bratislava, August 23 (TASR) - The judge presiding over the preliminary proceedings of the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in the case of the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) rejected on Friday a request from the accused Juraj C. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] to be released

Solak: National Crime Agency to Be Replaced by Three Successor Organisations

Solak: National Crime Agency to Be Replaced by Three Successor Organisations

Bratislava, August 16 (TASR) - The National Crime Agency (NAKA) will cease to exist on September 1 and will be replaced by the Office for the Fight against Organised Crime (UBOK), the National Anti-drug Unit and the Anti-terrorist Headquarters, Police Corps President Lubomir Solak has written in the Policia newspaper,