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Express Train Delayed Due to Bomb Threat, Police Launch Investigation

Express Train Delayed Due to Bomb Threat, Police Launch Investigation

Kosice, November 3 (TASR) – An anonymous call reporting a bomb prompted the police to stop the 604 Dargov express train in Kysak (Kosice region) for a pyrotechnic search late on Thursday, TASR learnt on Friday. The train heading to Bratislava from Kosice was thus delayed by 103 minutes. In the

EuroGas Wants to Use Rusko's Arrest to Renew Arbitration with Slovakia

EuroGas Wants to Use Rusko's Arrest to Renew Arbitration with Slovakia

Bratislava, October 27 (TASR) – The arrest of and investigation into former economy minister (2002-05) Pavol Rusko could have an international dimension for Slovakia, as a company called EuroGas wants to make use of the situation in order to renew arbitration proceedings against Slovakia concerning the allegedly illegal withdrawal of a

Proposal Submitted to Remand Former TV Markiza Owner in Custody

Proposal Submitted to Remand Former TV Markiza Owner in Custody

Bratislava, October 25 (TASR) – The Bratislava Regional Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday filed a motion to remand former owner of commercial broadcaster TV Markiza and former economy minister (2003-05) Pavol R. in custody, TASR learnt from his lawyer Marek Para on the same day. The prosecutor’s office is afraid

Ex-Construction Ministers Given Jail Terms over 'Notice-board Scandal'

Ex-Construction Ministers Given Jail Terms over 'Notice-board Scandal'

Pezinok, October 18 (TASR) – The Special Criminal Court in Pezinok (Bratislava region) on Wednesday sentenced former construction and regional development ministers Marian J. and Igor S. to long prison terms over the notorious ‘notice-board tender’, TASR learnt on the same day. The charges against three other people – Radoslav B., Tomas

Court Order in Case of Daniel Lipsic's Traffic Incident Valid

Court Order in Case of Daniel Lipsic's Traffic Incident Valid

Bratislava, October 16 (TASR) – The court criminal order regarding the traffic incident case of former MP and interior minister [2010-12] Daniel Lipsic has become valid, TASR learnt from Bratislava Regional Court spokesman Pavol Adamciak on Monday. “The court order dated from September 19, 2017, became valid on October 10, 2017,

Slovak Police Catch Iraqi with Asylum in Austria Smuggling Migrants

Slovak Police Catch Iraqi with Asylum in Austria Smuggling Migrants

Bratislava, October 9 (TASR) – The Slovak police have pressed charges of people smuggling against an Iraqi national in possession of asylum documents from Austria who was caught with four illegal migrants on the D2 motorway near the former Cunovo-Rajka checkpoint on the Slovak-Hungarian border last week, Slovak Police Corps spokesperson

Police: Slovak Citizen of Indian Origin Arrested for Stabbing in Bratislava

Police: Slovak Citizen of Indian Origin Arrested for Stabbing in Bratislava

Bratislava, October 8 (TASR) – Bratislava Regional Police have arrested a 37-year-old Slovak citizen of Indian origin for the murder of a man of the same age from Bratislava and for serious injuries inflicted on another man, a Ukrainian national, near the German Embassy in the centre of Bratislava early on