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Robert Sorl Appointed as Constitutional Court Judge

Robert Sorl Appointed as Constitutional Court Judge

Bratislava, September 30 (TASR) – Robert Sorl has become a new judge of the Constitutional Court after President Zuzana Caputova appointed him to the post on Wednesday. Sorl was elected by Parliament as a candidate for the post along with Miloslav Babjak. The president in her speech praised the fact that

Interior Minister Announces Contest for Police Corps President

Interior Minister Announces Contest for Police Corps President

Bratislava, September 28 (TASR) – Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) confirmed on Monday that he’s announced a public contest for the post of the Police Corps president. Despite changes declared by the Government, the new chief of the Police Corps will thus be selected in line with currently valid rules.

Seliga to File Complaints against Kotleba over Refusal to Wear Face Mask

Seliga to File Complaints against Kotleba over Refusal to Wear Face Mask

Bratislava, September 27 (TASR) – Parliamentary Vice-chairman Juraj Seliga (For the People) announced on Sunday that he’ll file on Monday complaints with the Public Health Authority and the Bratislava district office against opposition People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) chairman Marian Kotleba, who refused to wear a face mask on

Police Detains Ex-head of NAKA Anti-corruption Unit Robert Krajmer

Police Detains Ex-head of NAKA Anti-corruption Unit Robert Krajmer

Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) – Police detained former National Criminal Agency (NAKA) anti-corruption unit head Robert Krajmer during a house raid on Thursday evening and escorted him out of his house in Trencin in handcuffs, TASR learnt on the same day. The crackdown is linked to the case of Fatima restaurant

President Disagrees with Slovakia Being Labelled Mafia State

President Disagrees with Slovakia Being Labelled Mafia State

Bratislava, September 4 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova stated following her working breakfast with Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) and Parliamentary Chair Boris Kollar (We Are Family) on Friday that she doesn’t share the view that Slovakia is a mafia state. The president noted that Slovakia is being confronted by

Date of Disciplinary Proceedings with Dobroslav Trnka Scrapped

Date of Disciplinary Proceedings with Dobroslav Trnka Scrapped

Bratislava, September 3 (TASR) – The disciplinary proceedings with former prosecutor-general Dobroslav Trnka scheduled for Friday (September 4) have been cancelled, TASR was told by prosecutor’s office spokeswoman Jana Tokolyova on Thursday. “Through his lawyer, D. T. apologised for health reasons and asked for cancellation of the date of the

Special Prosecutor Appeals against Specialised Criminal Court's Verdict

Special Prosecutor Appeals against Specialised Criminal Court's Verdict

Pezinok, September 3 (TASR) – A prosecutor of the Special Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday filed an appeal against the verdicts announced on the same day by the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, which acquitted Marian K. and Alena Zs. of the charges in the case of the murders of Jan