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NAKA Detains Several Judges Linked to Threema Communications

NAKA Detains Several Judges Linked to Threema Communications

Bratislava, March 11 (TASR) – Police officers from the National Crime Agency (NAKA) operating under the ‘Fog’ investigation team arrested a number of judges on Wednesday morning, the police have reported on a social network. The Fog team swooped on judges mentioned in Marian K.’s communications via the encrypted Threema

President Caputova Marks Centenary of Czechoslovak Constitutional Charter

President Caputova Marks Centenary of Czechoslovak Constitutional Charter

Brno, March 10 (TASR) – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova marked the 100th anniversary of the Czechoslovak Constitutional Charter in Brno, the Czech Republic, at the seat of the Czech Constitutional Court on Tuesday and in her speech emphasised the importance of the constitutional judicial power, TASR learnt from the Presidential Office’

NAKA's 'Elektro' Team Takes Action at Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant

NAKA's 'Elektro' Team Takes Action at Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant

Bratislava, March 3 (TASR) – A special team from the National Crime Agency (NAKA), codenamed ‘Elektro’, along with some 100 police officers and others are carrying out a raid on the premises of Mochovce nuclear power plant (NPP) in Nitra region as part of a police operation called ‘Atom’, the police

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