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Supreme Court Rejects Majsky's Appeal against Nine-year Sentence

Supreme Court Rejects Majsky's Appeal against Nine-year Sentence

Bratislava, July 29 (TASR) – A senate of the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected businessman Jozef Majsky’s appeal against a nine-year sentence for fraud concerning the bankruptcy of non-banking institutions Horizont Slovakia and BMG Invest, which robbed many Slovaks of their savings early in the millennium. The trial at the

Culture Ministry State Secretary Dolinay Dies in Traffic Accident

Culture Ministry State Secretary Dolinay Dies in Traffic Accident

Bratislava, July 25 (TASR) – Culture Ministry’s State Secretary Vladimir Dolinay perished in a traffic accident on Saturday, the ministry reported on the same day. “The Culture Ministry learnt of extraordinarily sad news today. State Secretary Vladimir Dolinay perished in the tragic traffic accident in the afternoon,” reads the ministry’

Entrepreneur Norbert B. to be Prosecuted in Custody

Entrepreneur Norbert B. to be Prosecuted in Custody

Bratislava, July 9 (TASR) – Nitra-based entrepreneur Norbert B. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] will be prosecuted in custody, the Supreme Court decided on Thursday. The court thus accommodated the complaint lodged by Special Prosecutor’s Office’s prosecutor against Sunday’s (July 5) decision of Specialised Criminal Court judge

Nitra Customs Officers Seized 1.5 tonnes of Drugs Imported from Mexico

Nitra Customs Officers Seized 1.5 tonnes of Drugs Imported from Mexico

Nitra, July 7 (TASR) – Members of the Financial Administration [the tax office] from the Nitra Customs Office prevented 1.5 tonnes of drugs from entering the black market as they discovered at the end of May a hiding place for drugs imported from Mexico also with the help of a

Lorry Seen on Cycling Bridge Linking Slovakia & Austria, Damage Possible

Lorry Seen on Cycling Bridge Linking Slovakia & Austria, Damage Possible

Bratislava, July 2 (TASR) - The well-known Freedom Cycling-Bridge in the Bratislava borough of Devinska Nova Ves, colloquially known as Chuck Norris Bridge, which links Slovakia and Austria over the Morava River, was closed by the Slovak authorities on Thursday after a heavy lorry with Slovak licence plates was spotted

Lucansky to Step Down as Police Corps President on August 31

Lucansky to Step Down as Police Corps President on August 31

Bratislava, June 30 (TASR) – Police Corps president Milan Lucansky on Tuesday announced that he’ll step down on August 31, stating that his decision was motivated by a mutual lack of confidence between him and the Interior Ministry’s current leadership. “I view [Interior Minister] Roman Mikulec as a fair

New Office to Supervise Confiscation; Law Bending & Sweetening New Crimes

New Office to Supervise Confiscation; Law Bending & Sweetening New Crimes

Bratislava, June 25 (TASR) – A new office coming under the remit of the Justice Ministry could be created to supervise the confiscation of property, said Justice Minister Maria Kolikova (For the People), as she presented a law to that effect for comments to other ministries on Thursday. The legislation should