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Crime & Justice

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

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