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Solak: National Crime Agency to Be Replaced by Three Successor Organisations

Solak: National Crime Agency to Be Replaced by Three Successor Organisations

Bratislava, August 16 (TASR) - The National Crime Agency (NAKA) will cease to exist on September 1 and will be replaced by the Office for the Fight against Organised Crime (UBOK), the National Anti-drug Unit and the Anti-terrorist Headquarters, Police Corps President Lubomir Solak has written in the Policia newspaper,

PG: Law Enforcement Bodies Doing Their Best to Investigate Assassination Attempt

PG: Law Enforcement Bodies Doing Their Best to Investigate Assassination Attempt

Bratislava, August 14 (TASR) - The law enforcement authorities are doing everything necessary to investigate the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka posted on a social network on Wednesday, adding that the length of the preparatory proceedings is mainly conditioned by the performance of numerous

President: Important for Supreme Court to Decide on Kovacik As Soon As Possible

President: Important for Supreme Court to Decide on Kovacik As Soon As Possible

Bratislava, August 8 (TASR) - I consider it to be important that the Supreme Court decide on the case of former special prosecutor Dusan Kovacik as soon as possible, President Peter Pellegrini stated on Thursday, pointing out that head of the Justice Ministry Boris Susko (Smer-SD) used his legislative power

Susko Files Appeal in Kovacik Case and Orders Suspension of Sentence

Susko Files Appeal in Kovacik Case and Orders Suspension of Sentence

Bratislava, August 7 (TASR) - Justice Minister Boris Susko (Smer-SD) has filed an appeal in the case of legally convicted former special prosecutor Dusan Kovacik, TASR has learnt from the minister's video posted on a social network on Wednesday. At the same time, the minister ordered the suspension

Prosecutor-General Zilinka Suspends Prosecuted Prosecutor

Prosecutor-General Zilinka Suspends Prosecuted Prosecutor

Bratislava, August 5 (TASR) - Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka has temporarily suspended prosecutor of the Prosecutor-General's (PG) Office Michal S. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], who is being prosecuted for the crime of abuse of power of a public official in complicity, TASR learnt from PG's

Flights from Bratislava Airport Suspended Due to Bomb Alert

Flights from Bratislava Airport Suspended Due to Bomb Alert

Flights from Bratislava airport have been suspended due to the bomb alert on Wednesday, M.R. Stefanik Airport spokesperson Veronika Demovicova has told TASR, adding that Corendon Airlines didn't fly to Antalya, Turkey for example, as the airport is waiting for further instructions from the police.

President Dismisses Two Judicial Council Members Appointed by Caputova

President Dismisses Two Judicial Council Members Appointed by Caputova

President Peter Pellegrini has dismissed two members of the Judicial Council, Lucia Berdisova and Tomas Gabris, who were appointed by his predecessor Zuzana Caputova.