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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,

LSNS Rejects Allegations of Sexual Abuse Against Marian Kotleba

LSNS Rejects Allegations of Sexual Abuse Against Marian Kotleba

Bratislava, October 11 (TASR) – Far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) rejects any allegations of sexual abuse levelled against its leader Marian Kotleba, TASR was told by LSNS vice-chair Martin Belusky on Friday. “The given information is untrue. The only child Marian Kotleba has is his son Ludovit – with wife

Pellegrini: There's Pressing Need to Cleanse Judiciary of Crooked Judges

Pellegrini: There's Pressing Need to Cleanse Judiciary of Crooked Judges

Bratislava, October 10 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) agrees with President Zuzana Caputova’s speech earlier in the day that there’s an exigent need to cleanse the judiciary and noted that it’s up to the community of judges to muster courage and strength to debench those who

President Appoints Remaining Judges of Constitutional Court

President Appoints Remaining Judges of Constitutional Court

Bratislava, October 10 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova appointed the remaining judges of the Constitutional Court on Thursday. They are Libor Dula, Ladislav Dudits, Peter Straka, Milos Madar, Martin Vernarsky and Rastislav Kassak as the president announced at a press conference on the same day. The Constitutional Court now isn’t