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Entrepreneur Basternak's Sentence of Five Years in Prison Confirmed

Entrepreneur Basternak's Sentence of Five Years in Prison Confirmed

Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) – A three-member senate of the Regional Court of Appeal in Bratislava on Thursday handed down a five-year sentence at a minimum security prison to entrepreneur Ladislav Basternak for tax evasion. The regional court thereby confirmed last year’s verdict issued by the lower-instance Bratislava II District

Opposition Appeals to Constitutional Court over Ban on Voting from Abroad

Opposition Appeals to Constitutional Court over Ban on Voting from Abroad

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – No legitimate reason exists why Slovak citizens are only allowed to vote from abroad in the case of general elections, representatives of the Opposition and Srdcom doma (Home at Heart) initiative told a news conference on Wednesday, adding they’re filing a complaint with the Constitutional

Thirty Candidates Run for Post of Constitutional Judge

Thirty Candidates Run for Post of Constitutional Judge

Bratislava, March 5 (TASR) – A total of 30 candidates are running for the post of constitutional judge in the new election, with several of them also applying for the position in the previous vote, in which Parliament did not elect any candidate, TASR learnt on Tuesday. The list of the

NAKA Interviews Former Police Corps President Gaspar

NAKA Interviews Former Police Corps President Gaspar

Bratislava, March 4 (TASR) – Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) and TV JOJ reported on Monday that former Police Corps president Tibor Gaspar was interviewed by the National Crime Agency (NAKA) in Nitra about the statements of police officer Pavol Vorobjov who said that Gaspar gave an order in 2017 to

Parliament Fails to Elect Any Candidates for Constitutional Court

Parliament Fails to Elect Any Candidates for Constitutional Court

Bratislava, February 12 (TASR) – Parliament has not elected any candidates for the posts of Constitutional Court judges, MPs have announced. During the vote 132 MPs were present, 13 of them did not hand over their ballots. Out of 119 ballots 53 were invalid and 66 were valid. The vote was

Fico to Withdraw His Counstitutional Court Candidacy

Fico to Withdraw His Counstitutional Court Candidacy

Bratislava, February 12 (TASR) – Ex-premier and head of Smer-SD Robert Fico declared on Tuesday in front of the media that he will withdraw his candidacy to become a Constitutional Court judge. “It’s not possible to sit behind one table with a party that prefers its own partisan interests over

Germans to Interrogate Witnesses in Slovakia in Vietnamese Abduction Case

Germans to Interrogate Witnesses in Slovakia in Vietnamese Abduction Case

Bratislava, February 11 (TASR) – German investigators will come to Slovakia on Tuesday (February 12) to interrogate witnesses vis-a-vis the case involving the abduction of Vietnamese national Trinh Xuan Thanh from Berlin to Vietnam in regard to allegations that he was transported via a Slovak government plane, the Regional Prosecutor’s