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Court Sentences Marian K. and Pavol R. to 19 Years for Note Forgery

Court Sentences Marian K. and Pavol R. to 19 Years for Note Forgery

Pezinok, February 27 (TASR) – A senate of the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok (Bratislava region) on Thursday found Marian K. and Pavol R. guilty of counterfeiting the TV Markiza promissory notes and sentenced them both to 19 years in jail. A fine amounting to €10,000 has been levied on

'Immortal Truth' Memorial to Murdered Journalists Unveiled in EP

'Immortal Truth' Memorial to Murdered Journalists Unveiled in EP

Brussels, February 18 (TASR-correspondent) – A memorial called ‘Immortal Truth’, honouring murdered Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova, and Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, was revealed in the European Parliament on Tuesday. The sculpture, made by Slovak architecture student Martin Mjartan, will be featured on the main

Court Excludes Public from Part of Proceedings in Kuciak Murder Case

Court Excludes Public from Part of Proceedings in Kuciak Murder Case

Pezinok, February 4 (TASR) – The Specialised Criminal Court has excluded the public from part of the proceedings in the Kuciak murder trial during which expert opinions in the field of pharmacy, psychology and psychiatry concerning defendant Alena Zs. will be dealt with, referring to personal data protection and the presumption

Anthropologist Who Examined Velka Maca Recordings Testifies in Court

Anthropologist Who Examined Velka Maca Recordings Testifies in Court

Pezinok, February 3 (TASR) – Olga Petrusova, an expert in the field of forensic anthropology, told the Specialised Criminal Court senate in Pezinok (Bratislava region) during Kuciak murder trial proceedings on Monday that the people who repeatedly appear on camera recordings from Velka Maca (Trnava region) are probably the same as

Court Sentences Klinka to Eight Years in Jail for Robbery in Valko's House

Court Sentences Klinka to Eight Years in Jail for Robbery in Valko's House

Pezinok, January 31 (TASR) – A three-member senate of the district court in Pezinok (Bratislava region) approved a new plea bargain agreed between Prosecutor General’s Office prosecutor Jozef Kandera and Jaroslav Klinka, charged with robbery in the case of the murder of prominent lawyer Ernest Valko in November 2010. Based

Vladimir Meciar to Face Prosecution Over his 1998 Amnesties Again

Vladimir Meciar to Face Prosecution Over his 1998 Amnesties Again

Bratislava, January 30 (TASR) – A Bratislava Police Corps Regional Directorate investigator has resumed criminal prosecution of former prime minister Vladimir Meciar (1993-98) over the misuse of a public official’s powers in the case of his 1998 amnesties, Bratislava police spokesperson Lucia Mihalikova confirmed to TASR on Thursday. It was

Police Search Bodor's Home, Seize Mobile Phone

Police Search Bodor's Home, Seize Mobile Phone

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – The police during a search of Nitra-based businessman Norbert Bodor’s home on Wednesday seized his mobile phone and some other items, but no charges have been pressed against him, TASR has been told by Bodor’s lawyer Adrian Kucek. According to Kucek, Bodor is viewed