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Former Interior and Justice Minister Lipsic Elected Special Prosecutor

Former Interior and Justice Minister Lipsic Elected Special Prosecutor

Bratislava, February 5 (TASR) – Former interior and justice minister Daniel Lipsic was elected as the new special prosecutor in Parliament on Friday. He received the votes of 79 MPs out of 117 present. Twelve lawmakers voted against him, while there were 26 abstentions. A change in law has allowed Lipsic

Court Sends Ex-senior Court Official Sumichrastova to Eight Years in Prison

Court Sends Ex-senior Court Official Sumichrastova to Eight Years in Prison

Bratislava, February 2 (TASR) – A three-member senate of Bratislava Regional Court on Tuesday sentenced former senior official of Bratislava I District Court Veronika Sumichrastova to eight years in prison for distributing drugs, thereby increasing her original sentence. Sumichrastova’s trial before a court of first instance was held in October

Lawyers: Checking Curfew via SMSs Gross Violation of Law

Lawyers: Checking Curfew via SMSs Gross Violation of Law

Bratislava, February 1 (TASR) – Former Constitutional Court vice-chair Eduard Barany and constitutional lawyer Vincent Bujnak from the Department of Constitutional Law at Comenius University in Bratislava consider the possibility to obtain an exemption from the curfew via an SMS message to be a gross violation of the law, TASR learnt

Ex-State Secretary Monika J. in Hospital after Overdose

Ex-State Secretary Monika J. in Hospital after Overdose

Bratislava, February 1 (TASR) – Former Justice Ministry state secretary Monika J., who’s being prosecuted while in custody on charges of corruption, was admitted to hospital on Sunday after allegedly overdosing on prescribed medicine, TASR learnt late on Sunday evening from Justice Ministry spokesman Peter Bubla. As reported by television

NAKA Detains Former Financial Administration Chief Imrecze

NAKA Detains Former Financial Administration Chief Imrecze

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – The National Crime Agency (NAKA) on Friday detained former Financial Administration (tax and customs office) president Frantisek Imrecze and eight other people as part of an operation codenamed ‘Toll Collector’, TASR has learnt from Police Corps Presidium spokesman Michal Slivka. According to Slivka, the reason for

Kovarik Appointed Police Corps President

Kovarik Appointed Police Corps President

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – Acting Police Corps president Peter Kovarik was appointed to the post on a more permanent basis by Interior Minister Roman Mikulec on Thursday. Mikulec after making the appointment said that he considers Kovarik a professional and he doesn’t mind that he was at the Government

House Committee Recommends Peter Kovarik for Post of Police President

House Committee Recommends Peter Kovarik for Post of Police President

Bratislava, January 25 (TASR) – The parliamentary defence and security committee has recommended Peter Kovarik for the post of Police Corps president, TASR learnt on Monday. Committee members voted in this fashion following the hearing of candidates on Monday. In addition to Kovarik, commander of the Police Corps’ anti-terror unit Stefan