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Opposition MP Rajtar to File Criminal Complaint for Potential Tax Fraud

Opposition MP Rajtar to File Criminal Complaint for Potential Tax Fraud

Bratislava, May 16 (TASR) – Opposition MP Jozef Rajtar (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) told a news conference in Bratislava on Monday that he’s filing a criminal complaint concerning potential tax fraud, adding that this concerns tax arrears of over €2 million caused by machinations that haven’t yet been investigated.

Disciplinary Senate Exonerates Harabin in Case of Intemperate Remarks

Disciplinary Senate Exonerates Harabin in Case of Intemperate Remarks

Bratislava, May 13 (TASR) – Supreme Court judge Stefan Harabin appears to have got away with his statements directed against Supreme Court chair Daniela Svecova, as the Disciplinary Senate turned down the proposal for disciplinary proceedings filed by Judicial Council chair Jana Bajankova on Friday. The decision is not valid yet.

MP Ondrej Binder Dies in Car Crash

MP Ondrej Binder Dies in Car Crash

Banska Stiavnica, May 13 (TASR) – Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) MP Ondrej Binder, 46, died in a car crash between Banska Stiavnica and Banska Bela (Banska Bystrica region) shortly before noon on Friday, TASR learnt on the same day. The news was verified for TASR by MP and Banska

Kalinak: Shooting near Velky Meder Was Unambiguously Justified

Kalinak: Shooting near Velky Meder Was Unambiguously Justified

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) told journalists on Wednesday that, based on the information available so far, he finds the action taken by customs officers near Velky Meder (Trnava region) in which a Syrian woman suffered a gunshot injury to be unambiguously justified and appropriate for

Disciplinary Proceedings against Harabin Interrupted by Falling Light

Disciplinary Proceedings against Harabin Interrupted by Falling Light

Bratislava, May 10 (TASR) – Disciplinary proceedings against Supreme Court judge Stefan Harabin had to be postponed at the very beginning because the glass part of a ceiling light fell directly on the seats that were supposed to be occupied by Harabin and his lawyer in the court room, TASR learnt

Illegal Construction Booms in Roma Settlement; Mayor Beat Up

Illegal Construction Booms in Roma Settlement; Mayor Beat Up

Plavecky Stvrtok, April 19 (TASR) – An illegal construction boom has appeared in a Roma settlement near the village of Plavecky Stvrtok (Bratislava region) with the arrival of spring and neither the police or the construction authority have been able to halt it so far, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Illegal builders

Kalinak: Intel on Abdeslam's Stay in Slovakia Isn't Entirely Precise

Kalinak: Intel on Abdeslam's Stay in Slovakia Isn't Entirely Precise

Bratislava, April 6 (TASR) – Information stating that Salah Abdeslam, who is accused of playing a major role in the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris in November 2015, has a relative in Slovakia isn’t entirely precise, said Interior Minister Robert Kalinak after the Cabinet session on Wednesday. “I’