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Number of People Prosecuted for Racially Motivated Offences Is Falling

Number of People Prosecuted for Racially Motivated Offences Is Falling

Bratislava, August 8 (TASR) – According to a report on the activities of the Prosecutor-General’s Office for 2015 submitted by Prosecutor-General Jaromir Ciznar, the number of people prosecuted for racially motivated crimes and offences with traits of extremism, including spectator violence (at sporting events, concerts, etc.), is continuously decreasing, TASR

Lipsic: Spirko Prosecution Is Purpose-built, Absurd and Fabricated

Lipsic: Spirko Prosecution Is Purpose-built, Absurd and Fabricated

Bratislava, August 4 (TASR) – The criminal prosecution of prosecutor of the Special Prosecutor’s Office Vasil Spirko has confirmed the worst fears that it is purpose-built, absurd and fabricated, Opposition MP Daniel Lipsic (OLaNO-NOVA) told a news conference in Bratislava on Thursday. According to information in the media, the National

OLaNO-NOVA Files Complaint Over Allegedly Forged Danko Signature

OLaNO-NOVA Files Complaint Over Allegedly Forged Danko Signature

Bratislava, July 14 (TASR) – Opposition party OLaNO-NOVA is filing a criminal complaint against an unknown perpetrator over a suspicion of forgery of Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko’s (SNS) signature to an authorisation document for Parliamentary Vice-chairman Andrej Hrnciar (Siet). OLaNO-NOVA MPs Daniel Lipsic, Veronika Remisova and Igor Matovic told a

MP Osusky Summoned by Police to Explain Why He Slapped Vasky

MP Osusky Summoned by Police to Explain Why He Slapped Vasky

Bratislava, July 13 (TASR) – MP Peter Osusky (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) was summoned by police on Wednesday to explain why he slapped internet video-blogger Rudolf Vasky, who posts videos on YouTube full of profanities and calls for a the start of a revolution, TASR learnt on Wednesday. In his videos,

Gasparovic: President Shouldn't Decide on Quality of Judges

Gasparovic: President Shouldn't Decide on Quality of Judges

It’s incomprehensible for the Slovak president to decide on the professional quality of judges, as this should be done by a completely different authority, former president Ivan Gasparovic told TASR on Wednesday in reaction to the stance of current President Andrej Kiska. Kiska has refused to appoint constitutional judges

Court Ruled That EuroGas Chief Suing Slovakia Deceived Shareholders in USA

Court Ruled That EuroGas Chief Suing Slovakia Deceived Shareholders in USA

Bratislava, July 12 (TASR) – EuroGas chief Wolfgang Rauball, who is demanding billions of euros in compensation from Slovakia for withdrawing its licence for talc mining in Gemerska Poloma (Kosice region) via arbitration, was judged by a US court to have deceived shareholders, according to the record of a court case

Kalinak Accepts Resignation of Top Politicians' Guards Chief Horvath

Kalinak Accepts Resignation of Top Politicians' Guards Chief Horvath

Bratislava, July 11 (TASR) – Interior Minister Robert Kalinak on Monday accepted the resignation of Office for Protection of Constitutional Officials and Diplomatic Missions director Radovan Horvath over the late-night intrusion of the Presidential Palace in June. “Considering how serious this period is – Slovakia’s Presidency of the Council of the