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Dusan K.: My Sentence Is Execution and Throwback to 1950s

Dusan K.: My Sentence Is Execution and Throwback to 1950s

Trencin, September 23 (TASR) – Convicted ex-special prosecutor Dusan K. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons) stated on Thursday via his lawyer Jan Krsiak in regards to his trial at the Specialised Criminal Court that during the eleven months he’s spent in custody one of the biggest farces he’s

Dennik N Daily Journalists See Charges against Them Dropped

Dennik N Daily Journalists See Charges against Them Dropped

Bratislava, September 21 (TASR) – A Bratislava region prosecutor has ordered that the charges that were pressed against Dennik N daily journalists Monika Todova and Konstantin Cikovsky should be dropped, as they are unlawful and unsubstantiated, TASR learnt from Prosecutor-General’s Office spokesman Dalibor Skladan on Tuesday. The spokesman explained that

Ex-special Prosecutor Dusan K. Found Guilty by Specialised Criminal Court

Ex-special Prosecutor Dusan K. Found Guilty by Specialised Criminal Court

Pezinok, September 20 (TASR) – Former special prosecutor Dusan K. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] was found guilty of arranging former “Takacovci” crime boss Lubomir Kudlicka’s release from police custody in exchange for a €50,000 bribe and of leaking information about criminal prosecutions. At its session on Monday,

Two Journalists Charged with Compromising Confidential Information

Two Journalists Charged with Compromising Confidential Information

Bratislava, September 20 (TASR) – The police have pressed charges of compromising confidential information against Dennik N daily journalists Konstantin Cikovsky and Monika Todova, Bratislava region police spoksman Michal Szeiff confirmed for TASR on Monday. The story was broken first by Dennik N. According to the daily, the charges are related

Ruling in Dusan K.'s Case to Be Delivered on Monday

Ruling in Dusan K.'s Case to Be Delivered on Monday

Pezinok, September 17 (TASR) – The verdict in the case of former special prosecutor Dusan K. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons) should be delivered on Monday (September 20) after 4 p.m., TASR learnt from judge of the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) Pamela Zaleska on Friday. The main hearing and

Interior Minister Disapproves of Arrests of NAKA Investigators and UIS Head

Interior Minister Disapproves of Arrests of NAKA Investigators and UIS Head

Bratislava, September 13 (TASR) – Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) disapproves of actions taken by the Internal Affairs Inspectorate (UIS) and Bratislava Regional Prosecutor’s Office, which decided to arrest four National Criminal Agency (NAKA) investigators and UIS interim director Peter Scholtz, TASR learnt from Interior Ministry spokesperson Barbara Turosova on

USP: Decision to Drop Pcolinsky's Charges Borderline Arbitrary

USP: Decision to Drop Pcolinsky's Charges Borderline Arbitrary

Bratislava, September 2 (TASR) – The decision of the Prosecutor-General’s Office to drop the charges against ex-Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) head Vladimir Pcolinsky raises legitimate doubts and there are reasons to assume that the PG’s Office exceeded the scope of its powers in some instances, the Special Prosecutor’s