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Crime & Justice

Gal Dismisses Kasajova, almost 300 Pages from Technopol File Found

Gal Dismisses Kasajova, almost 300 Pages from Technopol File Found

Bratislava, November 22 (TASR) – Justice Minister Gabor Gal (Most-Hid) has dismissed Bratislava I District Court president Anna Kasajova, thus taking action in a case in which almost 300 pages disappeared from a file related to the Technopol case, TASR learnt from the minister at a press conference on Thursday. The

Ex-minister Stefanov Escorted to Jail after Search

Ex-minister Stefanov Escorted to Jail after Search

Bratislava, November 20 (TASR) – Bratislava police officers escorted convicted ex-minister Igor Stefanov to prison on Monday evening following a search for him that the police had launched earlier in the day, the police have reported on Facebook. Stefanov wasn’t at home when the police came to his home to

Expert Opinion: TV Markiza-related Promissory Notes Not Authentic

Expert Opinion: TV Markiza-related Promissory Notes Not Authentic

Bratislava, November 15 (TASR) – The promissory notes concerning TV Markiza aren’t authentic, as, based on a request from the National Crime Agency (NAKA), a renowned graphologist has concluded that the signatures of former TV Markiza boss for legal reasons identified only as Pavol R. on the promissory notes are

Kiska: Tuesday House Vote on Constitutional Judges a Warning

Kiska: Tuesday House Vote on Constitutional Judges a Warning

Bratislava, October 24 (TASR) – The Tuesday (October 23) vote of the Parliament on the rules governing the election of Constitutional Court judges serves as a warning, as the system of checks and balances has remained untouched only due to the chaos surrounding the vote, President Andrej Kiska claimed on Wednesday.

Duris Nicholsonova Files Criminal Complaint over Danko's Rigorous Thesis

Duris Nicholsonova Files Criminal Complaint over Danko's Rigorous Thesis

Bratislava, October 16 (TASR) – Parliamentary Vice-chair Lucia Duris Nicholsonova (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) filed a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor General’s (PG) Office over Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko’s (Slovak National Party/SNS) rigorous thesis on Tuesday. Duris Nicholsonova also asks the PG Office to examine whether the procedure

Police Searching Homes to Investigate Environmental Crime

Police Searching Homes to Investigate Environmental Crime

Bratislava, October 15 (TASR) – The National Criminal Agency (NAKA) intervened in the Bratislava region on Monday morning, with the police currently conducting home searches and searches of other premises and plots of land in several locations in Bratislava, and the Senec and Pezinok districts (both Bratislava region), TASR was informed

Via Iuris: Keeping Minimum Age for Constitutional Judges Is Positive Change

Via Iuris: Keeping Minimum Age for Constitutional Judges Is Positive Change

Bratislava, October 11 (TASR) – Leaving the minimum age limit for candidates for Constitutional Court judges at 40 years would be a positive change, said lawyer Peter Wilfling of Via Iuris in a reaction to an amending proposal approved by the parliamentary constitutional committee. Committee chairman Robert Madej (Smer-SD) almost unanimously