Crime & Justice

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) – The Government on Wednesday approved a host of changes to legislation governing the judiciary, which include introducing a regional judicial selection, the assessment of judges’ performance by dedicated commissions, and a more effective system of disciplining offending judges. The bill, which was authored by the Justice

Bratislava, February 28 (TASR) – An employee of an agricultural payment agency identified by a court only as Peter O. who is facing charges of corruption will be prosecuted in custody, according to a decision by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. “No appeal is possible against today’s decision of the

Bratislava, February 28 (TASR) – Justice Minister Lucia Zitnanska (Most-Hid) is disturbed to witness an anti-extremist package of criminal legislation abused in a political struggle with an eye towards acquiring voters of Marian Kotleba’s far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS), TASR learnt on Tuesday. Speaking at a press briefing,

Bratislava, February 22 (TASR) – Christian Democratic Youth of Slovakia (KDMS) filed a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor-General’s Office on Wednesday over the alleged bribing of Bratislava City Councillors that was supposed to take place before the past week’s vote on absolute ban of gambling in Bratislava, TASR learnt

Banska Bystrica, February 19 (TASR) – A Specialised Criminal Court judge in Banska Bystrica has partially accommodated the request by the Special Prosecutor’s Office to take a 24-year-old woman identified as Sheila Sz. of Ruzomberok (Zilina region) into custody, TASR learnt on Sunday. However, the judge allowed it only based