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Court Sentences Zoltan Andrusko to 15 Years in Jail for Kuciak's Muder

Court Sentences Zoltan Andrusko to 15 Years in Jail for Kuciak's Muder

Pezinok, December 30 (TASR) – A senate of the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Pezinok (Bratislava region) on Monday sentenced Zoltan Andrusko to 15 years in jail under medium security conditions for the premeditated murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak. The verdict is final and valid, as Andrusko consented to a

Five Dominican Friars Attacked in Zvolen While Returning from Confessions

Five Dominican Friars Attacked in Zvolen While Returning from Confessions

Zvolen, December 29 (TASR) – Five Dominican friars were attacked, initially verbally and later also physically, by two men on the central square of Zvolen, pop. 43,000 in central Slovakia during the evening of the last Sunday of Advent as they were returning from hearing Christmas confessions, TASR learnt on

Police: Girls Sexually Abused at Modelling Agency Near Nitra

Police: Girls Sexually Abused at Modelling Agency Near Nitra

Nitra/Mojmirovce, December 27 (TASR) – A dozen women from a modelling agency based in the village of Mojmirovce near Nitra have reported sexual abuse to the police, who have subsequently created an email address som.obet@minv.sk to provide an opportunity for other possible victims to report abuse at

Vandals Damage Gravestones at Jewish Cemeteries in Rajec and Namestovo

Vandals Damage Gravestones at Jewish Cemeteries in Rajec and Namestovo

Rajec, December 23 (TASR) – Unknown vandals damaged 20 gravestones dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries at a remote Jewish cemetery in Rajec (Zilina region) between December 4-22, chairman of the Zilina Religious Community Pavol Frankl reported on Monday. The police in the meantime launched investigation into desecration

Ex-prosecutor-general Dobroslav T. Charged for Hiding Gorilla Recording

Ex-prosecutor-general Dobroslav T. Charged for Hiding Gorilla Recording

Bratislava, December 18 (TASR) – An investigator of the National Crime Agency (NAKA) has pressed charges against former prosecutor-general Dobroslav T. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons) for misusing the powers of a public official, the police reported on a social network on Wednesday. Dobroslav T. allegedly committed the crime in

Committee Expresses Confidence in NAKA over Charges against Fico

Committee Expresses Confidence in NAKA over Charges against Fico

Bratislava, December 10 (TASR) – Members of the parliamentary defence and security committee have expressed their confidence in the procedures carried out by the National Crime Agency (NAKA) in pressing charges against Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico, committee head Anton Hrnko (Slovak National Party/SNS) stated following a session of the committee

Police Press Charges Against Smer Chair for Defamation of Nation

Police Press Charges Against Smer Chair for Defamation of Nation

Bratislava, December 5 (TASR) – An investigator of the National Crime Agency (NAKA) has pressed charges against governing Smer-SD chair Robert F. in connection with the statements he made following the conviction of former LSNS MP Milan Mazurek for his statements on Roma, the police reported on a social network on