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Constitutional Court Suspends Penal Code Amendment on Cooperating Defendants

Constitutional Court Suspends Penal Code Amendment on Cooperating Defendants

Kosice, 11 February (TASR) - The Constitutional Court has suspended the effect of an amendment to the Penal Code that was aimed at making evidence obtained from a cooperating defendant inadmissible. The court didn't grant a proposal to suspend the effect of the remaining part of the Penal

Bratislava Court Rejects Indictment Against Curilla Group Over Procedural Flaws

Bratislava Court Rejects Indictment Against Curilla Group Over Procedural Flaws

Bratislava, 10 February (TASR) – The Bratislava I City Court on Monday (9 February) rejected an indictment filed against police officers Jan C. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] and others, citing serious shortcomings in the pre-trial proceedings and a violation of the right to defence, attorney Peter Kubina reported on

Zilinka: Constitutional Court Should Declare UOO Law Unconstitutional

Zilinka: Constitutional Court Should Declare UOO Law Unconstitutional

Bratislava, 9 February (TASR) - Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka on Monday submitted his opinion to the Constitutional Court, proposing that the law on the transformation of the Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO) should be declared unconstitutional, TASR reported on the basis of information published by Zilinka on a social network on Monday.

Remeta: Three Out of Four Criminal Proceedings on Aid for Ukraine Dropped

Remeta: Three Out of Four Criminal Proceedings on Aid for Ukraine Dropped

Bratislava, 5 February (TASR) - The law-enforcement authorities have halted criminal proceedings in three out of four cases in connection with aid provided to Ukraine under the previous government, with these involving the donation of MiG-29 fighter jets and the S-300 air defence system, as well as the termination of

Top Prosecutor Zilinka: Slovakia's Crackdown on Corruption Loses Momentum

Top Prosecutor Zilinka: Slovakia's Crackdown on Corruption Loses Momentum

Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) – The rate of prosecution of corruption in Slovakia has fallen significantly, with not a single corruption offence uncovered at the highest levels of the state in 2025, Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka stated at a press conference on Wednesday. Zilinka added that Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) doesn&

Susko: Constitutional Court Overburdened by Delay Complaints, a Remedy Needed

Susko: Constitutional Court Overburdened by Delay Complaints, a Remedy Needed

Bratislava, 25 January (TASR) – The Constitutional Court is excessively burdened by an agenda of complaints over delays in court proceedings, which make up as much as 30 percent of all cases it handles, with has prompted the Justice Ministry to draft an amendment to the Courts Act under which delays

Lipsic Found Guilty of One of Three Charges in Disciplinary Proceedings

Lipsic Found Guilty of One of Three Charges in Disciplinary Proceedings

Bratislava, 22 January (TASR) - The Supreme Administrative Court on Thursday found prosecutor and former head of the Special Prosecutor's Office Daniel Lipsic guilty of one of the three charges brought against him in disciplinary proceedings. The court found Lipsic guilty of aggressively shouting at director of the