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Man Breaks into Presidential Palace, Kiska Calls it Unpleasant Surprise

Man Breaks into Presidential Palace, Kiska Calls it Unpleasant Surprise

Bratislava, June 28 (TASR) – An unknown man broke into Presidential Palace in the wee hours of Tuesday and spent approximately 20 minutes inside, President’s Office announced on the same day. The man’s intrusion triggered the security alarm, yet security personnel from the Office for Protection of Constitutional Officials

Leopoldov Prison Guards Sacked Over Prison Escape

Leopoldov Prison Guards Sacked Over Prison Escape

Leopoldov, June 14 (TASR) – Three prison guards were sacked over the June 2 escape of convict Lubomir Behan from Leopoldov (Trnava region) prison, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Furthermore, the guards’ conduct will be investigated by police over suspicion of negligence of duty, thus the guards might also potentially face criminal

Life-size Mock-up Gunman Placed at Door of Bratislava Cathedral

Life-size Mock-up Gunman Placed at Door of Bratislava Cathedral

Bratislava, June 13 (TASR) – Police on Monday called for possible witnesses to provide testimonies on the placing of a life-size figure of a masked gunman holding a mock-up automatic rifle in front of Saint Martin’s Cathedral in Bratislava during Sunday’s services. Police received a phone call about an

Kiska Recalls Five Judges Who Have Reached 65 Years of Age

Kiska Recalls Five Judges Who Have Reached 65 Years of Age

Bratislava, June 6 (TASR) – In line with the Slovak Constitution and based on a proposal from the Judicial Council, President Andrej Kiska has recalled five judges who have reached 65 years of age, TASR learnt from the President Office’s press department on Monday. Maria Husekova stepped down from her

Judicial Council Moves to High-profile Address in Downtown Bratislava

Bratislava, May 30 (TASR) – Fifteen years after its founding, the Judicial Council on Monday ceremonially moved to its own recently acquired premises at Miestodrzitelsky Palac (Governor’s Palace) on the Main Square in Bratislava. The fact that this top constitutional body was given by Government a headquarters on such a

Mayor Attacks Artist Who Tried to Paint Over Plaque to Communist

Mayor Attacks Artist Who Tried to Paint Over Plaque to Communist

Velky Lipnik, May 29 (TASR) – Artist Lubos Lorenz, who was attempting to paint over a memorial plaque to a former communist official on the building of the municipal office in Velky Lipnik (Presov region) on Saturday, was attacked by mayor Peter Labant, TASR learnt on Sunday. The story was first

Human Rights Committee to Discuss Boy Dragged from Classroom

Human Rights Committee to Discuss Boy Dragged from Classroom

Bratislava, May 18 (TASR) – The case of a seven-year-old boy named Marco from the village of Brehy (Banska Bystrica region) who was dragged from a classroom by a judicial officer will be dealt with at an extraordinary session of the parliamentary human rights committee, TASR learnt on Wednesday. Committee chairperson