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PG Zilinka Decides to Temporarily Suspend Prosecutor Katarina K.

PG Zilinka Decides to Temporarily Suspend Prosecutor Katarina K.

Bratislava, January 8 (TASR) – Prosecutor-General (PG) Maros Zilinka on Thursday (January 7) decided to temporarily suspend prosecutor of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Bratislava Katarina K., who is being criminally prosecuted by a National Crime Agency (NAKA) investigator for money laundering in the form of complicity, TASR has learnt

Penta Co-owner Released from Custody

Penta Co-owner Released from Custody

Bratislava, January 7 (TASR) – Co-owner of Penta financial group Jaroslav H. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] was released from custody along with ex-Slovak Information Service (SIS) member Dana A. by a decision of the Supreme Court on Thursday. The Supreme Court deliberated on the complaint lodged by the defendants

Commission to Look into Lucansky's Case Has 17 Members

Commission to Look into Lucansky's Case Has 17 Members

Bratislava, January 4 (TASR) – The independent commission that is to look into the death of former Police Corps president Milan Lucansky and his earlier eye injury has 17 members, Justice Minister Maria Kolikova (For the People) said on Monday, adding that they also invited experts. The commission approved its statute

Ex-police Chief Milan Lucansky Dies in Hospital

Ex-police Chief Milan Lucansky Dies in Hospital

Bratislava, December 30 (TASR) – Former police chief Milan Lucansky has died in hospital following his suicide attempt in a detention cell on Tuesday (December 29), his family reported on a social network on Wednesday. Lucansky’s death has also been confirmed by the Justice Ministry. “Today, at 3.55 p.

Ex-police Chief Milan Lucansky Tries to Commit Suicide, His State Criticial

Ex-police Chief Milan Lucansky Tries to Commit Suicide, His State Criticial

Bratislava, December 29 (TASR) – Former police chief Milan Lucansky, currently in custody over corruption-related charges, attempted to commit suicide and is in a critical state, TASR learnt from Justice Ministry spokesperson Peter Bubla on late Tuesday. Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka has paid a visit to Presov detention facility to check the

MP Zitnanska Looks into Mistreatment at Shady Care Home in Hronovce

MP Zitnanska Looks into Mistreatment at Shady Care Home in Hronovce

Hronovce, December 22 (TASR) – The alleged mistreatment of residents in a shady care home in Hronovce (Nitra region) has caught the attention of parliamentary social affairs committee chair Jana Zitnanska (For the People), who’s asked the mayor of Hronovce, the regional public health authority and Labour, Social Affairs and

Zilina Regional Prosecutors' Council Criticises New Judiciary Map

Zilina Regional Prosecutors' Council Criticises New Judiciary Map

Bratislava, December 21 (TASR) – The Zilina Regional Prosecutors’ Council on Monday strongly objected to Justice Minister Maria Kolikova’s (For the People) plan to redraw the ‘judiciary map’ in Slovakia, which involves shutting down some courts and setting up others. “The scrapping of Zilina Regional Court represents a baseless, but