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Danko: One of Lassakova and Mamojka Duo Shouldn't Be Judge

Danko: One of Lassakova and Mamojka Duo Shouldn't Be Judge

Bratislava, December 14 (TASR) – One half of the duo of Jana Lassakova and Mojmir Mamojka shouldn’t have become a Constitutional Court judge, as both were elected as hopefuls vying for the same vacancy at the Constitutional Court, and President Andrej Kiska should have picked only one of the two,

President Appoints Mamojka, Lassakova and Duris as Constitutional Judges

President Appoints Mamojka, Lassakova and Duris as Constitutional Judges

Bratislava, December 14 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska on Thursday appointed Mojmir Mamojka (67), Jana Lassakova (65) and Miroslav Duris (51) as constitutional judges for a 12-year period, TASR learnt on the same day. Mamojka and Lassakova were nominated to the post by the governing Smer-SD party while Duris was nominated

President Kiska to Fill Remaining Constitutional Court Posts on Thursday

President Kiska to Fill Remaining Constitutional Court Posts on Thursday

Bratislava, December 12 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska will appoint Mojmir Mamojka, Jana Lassakova and Miroslav Duris as Constitutional Court judges on Thursday (December 14), TASR learnt on Tuesday. Speaking at the Presidential Palace in reaction to a recent verdict of the Constitutional Court, Kiska thus chose to end his longstanding

Court to Look into Causes of Slovakia's Biggest Ever Mining Tragedy Again

Court to Look into Causes of Slovakia's Biggest Ever Mining Tragedy Again

Bratislava/Prievidza, November 16 (TASR) – The Prievidza District Court will once again deal with the case involving a lethal explosion at the Handlova mine (Trencin region) in August 2009 which claimed the lives of 20 people, spokesman for Trencin region courts Roman Tarabus told TASR on Thursday. “Two experts and

Police Detain 78 Illegal Migrants in Two Lorries in Zilina

Police Detain 78 Illegal Migrants in Two Lorries in Zilina

Zilina/Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – Police have detained 78 illegal migrants in two lorries in Zilina, Police Corps spokesperson Denisa Baloghova told TASR on Tuesday. “On November 14, 2017 at 00:30 a.m. the police officers stopped two lorries at the Namestie Hrdinov Square in [Zilina’s] borough of

TIS: Despite Progress Slovakia Still Failing to Catch 'Big Fish' for Corruption

TIS: Despite Progress Slovakia Still Failing to Catch 'Big Fish' for Corruption

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) – Over the past three years Slovakia has seen only a tiny improvement in terms of successfully prosecuting corruption at the highest levels, according to an analysis carried out by Transparency International Slovakia (TIS), which presented the results on Friday. According to the analysis, which examined developments

Abel: Police Dealing with Eight Cases of Election Corruption

Abel: Police Dealing with Eight Cases of Election Corruption

Bratislava, November 4 (TASR) – The National Crime Agency (NAKA), an elite body of the Slovak police, is carrying out eight sets of criminal proceedings over the suspicion of election corruption, said Police Corps vice-president Lubomir Abel at a press briefing on the sidelines of a meeting of the State Electoral