Crime & Justice

Bratislava, January 15 (TASR) – Norbert Bodor, a Nitra-based entrepreneur with ties to the police, financially contributed towards tailing 28 journalists at the behest of fellow entrepreneur Marian K., said former Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) member Peter Toth on the witness stand when testifying in the trial of those accused of

Bratislava, January 13 (TASR) – At the end of last year Special prosecutor Dusan Kovacik revoked the resolution on the charges pressed against former prime minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) for his statements concerning the conviction of ex-MP for the far-right LSNS party Milan Mazurek for his statements on the Roma, TASR

Pezinok, January 13 (TASR) – Miroslav M., one of those charged with the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova, confessed to pulling the trigger in his testimony before the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok (Bratislava region) on Monday. “I knocked on the door, Mr. Kuciak opened

Pezinok, January 13 (TASR) – Miroslav M. on Monday pleaded guilty in court to the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova as well as to the killing of businessman Peter Molnar. In regards to his statement, a prosecutor of the Special Prosecutor’s Office asked the court to cancel

Pezinok, January 13 (TASR) – Amid huge media interest, Specialised Criminal Court senate chair Ruzena Sabova on Monday opened the trial of those accused of the double murder of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova almost two years ago. A well-known businessman identified only as Marian K. is being

Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) – As many as 72 percent of Slovaks do not trust the judiciary, and only Croatia has a worse figure in the European Union, according to the results of a Eurobarometer survey conducted by the European Commission in November 2019. Non-profit organisation Transparency International Slovakia noted that