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Disciplinary Senate Suspended Jankovska from Office of Judge

Disciplinary Senate Suspended Jankovska from Office of Judge

Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) – The disciplinary senate has temporarily suspended judge of the Bratislava Regional Court Monika Jankovska from the office of judge, with the senate doing so after the alleged communications between Jankovska and entrepreneur Marian K., who is facing charges of ordering the murder of investigative journalist Jan

Lucansky Dissolves Kuciak Murder Investigation Team

Lucansky Dissolves Kuciak Murder Investigation Team

Bratislava, October 22 (TASR) – Police Corps President Milan Lucansky on Tuesday dissolved the team that was investigating the murders of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova, the police have reported on a social network. Lucansky has dissolved the originally 82-strong investigation team, comprised of investigators, operative and analytical

Charges Pressed against Marian K. & Co. in Kuciak Murder Case

Charges Pressed against Marian K. & Co. in Kuciak Murder Case

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) – A prosecutor at the Special Prosecutor’s Office (USP) has filed charges against Marian K. and three other people relating to the case of the murders of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova at the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok (Bratislava region), TASR

Premier Convenes Working Meeting to Deal with Situation in Judiciary

Premier Convenes Working Meeting to Deal with Situation in Judiciary

Bratislava, October 18 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) has convened a working meeting for Monday, October 21 to propose possible legislative changes aimed at reforming the courts and prosecutor’s office, TASR learnt from the Government Office’s press and information department on Friday. Interior Minister Denisa Sakova (Smer-SD)

Zoltan A. Concludes Plea Bargain with Prosecutor in Kuciak Murder Case

Zoltan A. Concludes Plea Bargain with Prosecutor in Kuciak Murder Case

Pezinok, October 18 (TASR) – Zoltan A., who has been charged with mediating the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak, concluded a plea bargain with a special prosecutor on Friday, his lawyer Livia Knazikova confirmed for TASR on the same day. “A plea bargain has been concluded with a prosecutor, but I

Kovacik: Only SIS Can Confirm Authenticity of Alleged Gorilla Recording

Kovacik: Only SIS Can Confirm Authenticity of Alleged Gorilla Recording

Bratislava, October 16 (TASR) – Only the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) can tell whether the published recording is really the Gorilla recording, Special Prosecutor Dusan Kovacik said in Parliament in the discussion on the Special Prosecutor’s Report on the activities of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (USP) for 2018. “We’

Minister Gal to Coordinate Disciplining of Jankovska with Law Enforcement

Minister Gal to Coordinate Disciplining of Jankovska with Law Enforcement

Bratislava, October 14 (TASR) – Justice Minister Gabor Gal (Most-Hid) hasn’t yet lodged a disciplinary motion against judges Monika Jankovska and Zuzana Maruniakova because he is scheduled to meet with investigators and prosecutors on Tuesday (October 15) and co-ordinate his approach with them, TASR learnt on Monday. According to Gal,