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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

Ciznar: Prosecutor's Procedure in Trnka's Case Lawful

Ciznar: Prosecutor's Procedure in Trnka's Case Lawful

Bratislava, January 22 (TASR) – The procedure of the supervising prosecutor of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (USP) in connection with the release of former prosecutor-general Dobroslav Trnka was lawful, Prosecutor-general Jaromir Ciznar said in his opinion after reviewing the procedure of the USP prosecutor, the opinion of the special prosecutor

Bodor: Detention of Suspects in Kuciak's Murder Publicly Discussed

Bodor: Detention of Suspects in Kuciak's Murder Publicly Discussed

Pezinok, January 20 (TASR) – The detention of those allegedly involved in journalist Jan Kuciak’s murder was publicly discussed in Bratislava’s cafes and restaurants, said Nitra-based oligarch Norbert Bodor at the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok (Bratislava region) on Monday when asked where he learnt about the plan to

Former Prosecutor-general Trnka Released from Police Cell

Former Prosecutor-general Trnka Released from Police Cell

Bratislava, January 17 (TASR) – Former prosecutor-general Dobroslav Trnka, who was arrested and interrogated by the National Crime Agency (NAKA) for over eight hours on Thursday, was released from the cell on Friday on the order of a prosecutor of the Special Prosecutor’s Office, its spokesperson Jana Tokolyova told TASR

Bratislava Police Hunt Car Thieves, Snag Serbian with Syrians in Boot

Bratislava Police Hunt Car Thieves, Snag Serbian with Syrians in Boot

Bratislava, January 17 (TASR) – The police in Bratislava went out to crack down on car thieves as part of an operation code-named ‘Moto’ on Thursday night, but one of their big catches involved a Serbian human smuggler, who was snagged carrying six illegal migrants from Syria in his car with

Toth: Marian K. Wanted Help from Senior Officials to Free Him from Custody

Toth: Marian K. Wanted Help from Senior Officials to Free Him from Custody

Pezinok, January 15 (TASR) – Businessman Marian K., charged with ordering the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak two years ago, wanted to establish contact from custody with Special Prosecutor Dusan Kovacik and Constitutional Court judge Mojmir Mamojka in order to ask them for help, Marian K.’s former close ally