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OLaNO: Sufliarsky Needs to be Cut Loose from Prosecutor's Office

OLaNO: Sufliarsky Needs to be Cut Loose from Prosecutor's Office

Bratislava, July 18 (TASR) – Opposition OLaNO party calls upon prosecutor Peter Sufliarsky again to release his SMS text exchanges with Marian K., who currently faces charges of ordering the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak, TASR learnt on Thursday. OLaNO responded this way to media reports that the National Criminal Agency

Court Sentences Hooligans from Venturska St. to Six Months in Prison

Court Sentences Hooligans from Venturska St. to Six Months in Prison

Bratislava, July 14 (TASR) – Four Dutchmen and three Poles who took part in fighting in the centre of Bratislava earlier this week have been sentenced to six months in prison, after which they will be banned from entering Slovakia for three years, Bratislava Regional Court spokesman Pavol Adamciak told TASR

Bratislava: Property Demolished in Mass Brawl, Police Didn't Ask for Help

Bratislava: Property Demolished in Mass Brawl, Police Didn't Ask for Help

Bratislava, July 11 (TASR) – Neither the capital city nor Bratislava city police received any calls for assistance from the state police before Wednesday’s (July 10) mass brawl between football hooligans in the Old Town, Bratislava City spokesman Peter Bubla stated on Thursday. On Wednesday evening, dozens of Cracovia Krakow,

Supreme Court Definitively Acquits LSNS MP Mizik of Extremism Charges

Supreme Court Definitively Acquits LSNS MP Mizik of Extremism Charges

Bratislava, July 9 (TASR) – A senate of the Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) MP Stanislav Mizik of extremist crimes, thereby confirming a ruling of the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok (Bratislava region) from last year and dismissing a special prosecutor’s appeal in

House Elects Edita Pfundtner as Single Constitutional Court Judge Candidate

House Elects Edita Pfundtner as Single Constitutional Court Judge Candidate

Bratislava, June 25 (TASR) – Parliament once again elected only a single Constitutional Court judge candidate in its repeated vote on Tuesday – Justice Ministry state secretary Edita Pfundtner. Seeing as the House has still failed to elect the required number of candidates to date, the next vote is scheduled to be

Coalition MPs Claim to Err with Ballots, Opposition Suspects Politicking

Coalition MPs Claim to Err with Ballots, Opposition Suspects Politicking

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – The reason why only a single Constitutional Court judge candidate was elected on Thursday could be that lawmakers made mistakes when casting their ballots, stated MP Jaroslav Paska (Slovak National Party/SNS) on Thursday. If these mistakes hadn’t been made, as many as four candidates

Parliament Elects Prochazka as Single Constitutional Court Judge Candidate

Parliament Elects Prochazka as Single Constitutional Court Judge Candidate

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – The Parliament elected only a single Constitutional Court judge candidate in its Thursday vote: Radoslav Prochazka, who managed to garner 74 MP votes. Seeing as the Parliament failed to elect the required number of candidates even on the fourth try, another vote will be held on