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Rajtar: Pellegrini Shows Lack of Trust in Interior Minister

Rajtar: Pellegrini Shows Lack of Trust in Interior Minister

Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) has expressed his lack of confidence in Interior Minister Denisa Sakova (Smer-SD), stated Opposition MP Jozef Rajtar (Freedom and Solidarity) on Monday in response to information reported by the media that the premier blocked Sakova’s plan to nominate incumbent Police

Coalition: Constitutional Judge Should Be at Least 45 and Speak World Language

Coalition: Constitutional Judge Should Be at Least 45 and Speak World Language

Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) – An age of at least 45, mastering at least one world language and passing judicial, lawyer’s or prosecutor’s exams – these might be the new criteria for selecting candidates for constitutional judges, with the governing coalition agreeing on them at its session on Tuesday. “We’

Fedor: Slovakia Averted Terror Threat Last Year; Galko: It Was Hoax

Fedor: Slovakia Averted Terror Threat Last Year; Galko: It Was Hoax

Bratislava, May 18 (TASR) – The Slovak secret services averted terror threats in Slovakia last year, said MP for Most-Hid and former defence minister Martin Fedor after a plenary parliamentary session on Friday devoted to reviewing the activities of the Defence Intelligence and Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) last year. “There were

Special Prosecutor's Office Presses Charges against Antonino V.

Special Prosecutor's Office Presses Charges against Antonino V.

Bratislava, May 18 (TASR) – A prosecutor of the Special Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday (May 17) filed an indictment against an Italian entrepreneur operating in eastern Slovakia, for legal purposes identified only as Antonino V., at the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok (Bratislava region), TASR was told by Special Prosecutor’

Kosice Regional Court Decides on Extradition Custody for Antonino V.

Kosice Regional Court Decides on Extradition Custody for Antonino V.

Kosice, April 20 (TASR) – Kosice Regional Court has decided to change the form of custody for an Italian entrepreneur living in eastern Slovakia, for legal purposes identified only as Antonino V., from preliminary to extradition. Antonino V. has been accused in Italy of drug-related crimes, and a court in Venice

Far-right MP Ordered to Pay Fine by Court for Statements on Roma

Far-right MP Ordered to Pay Fine by Court for Statements on Roma

Banska Bystrica, April 16 (TASR) – Far-right Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) MP Milan M. was ordered by the Specialised Court in Banska Bystrica on Monday to pay a fine of €5,000, which, if unpaid, will result in a six-month imprisonment. Both the MP and the responsible prosecutor appealed

Stop Corruption Foundation: Police Manipulating Crime Statistics

Stop Corruption Foundation: Police Manipulating Crime Statistics

Bratislava, April 4 (TASR) – Manipulation of crime statistics in order to make the police appear as successful in finding perpetrators of serious crimes and forced returns to the civilian life of some officers by their politically nominated superiors were among the main complaints by 16 anonymous police officers interviewed by