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Newly Elected MP for Kotleba's Party in Court over Bodily Harm Charge

Newly Elected MP for Kotleba's Party in Court over Bodily Harm Charge

Namestovo, March 10 (TASR) – Newly elected MP Andrej M. [full surname withheld for legal reasons – ed. note], who represents the far-right Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS), appeared alongside his brother Jozef in Namestovo (Zilina region) District Court on Thursday. The MP is accused of inflicting bodily harm on the

Organisers of Anti-fascist Protest Call for Disbanding of LSNS

Organisers of Anti-fascist Protest Call for Disbanding of LSNS

Bratislava, March 8 (TASR) – The organisers of an anti-fascist protest that took place in Bratislava on Monday have delivered a letter to Prosecutor-General Jaromir Ciznar, asking him to use his powers and send a motion to the Supreme Court to disband Marian Kotleba’s far-right Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia

Even 'Cloud' Might Not Protect Companies' IT Networks from Hackers

Even 'Cloud' Might Not Protect Companies' IT Networks from Hackers

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) – Not even setting up a ‘cloud’ (data storage placed with a different company) can always prevent hackers from breaching a firm’s computer network, said computer security expert Helmut Brechtken from Warth & Klein Grant Thornton Germany on Tuesday. Brechtken presented his findings at a workshop

Cislak's Criminal Complaint Now in Hands of Police

Cislak's Criminal Complaint Now in Hands of Police

Bratislava, February 29 (TASR) – A criminal complaint filed by Health Minister Viliam Cislak for spreading a false alarm in connection with nurses’ statements about the danger to health care is already being investigated by the police, TASR learnt from Michal Surek of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Bratislava on

Zilina: Customs Officials Confiscate More Than 1,000 Fake Condoms

Zilina: Customs Officials Confiscate More Than 1,000 Fake Condoms

Zilina, February 24 (TASR) – Zilina customs officers found 1,026 fake condoms set to be delivered to a recipient in Cadca (Zilina region) from China, TASR learnt from Zilina Customs Office spokesperson Bozena Chribikova on Wednesday. Following a close inspection of the goods, the customs officers ascertained that the condoms

Adamco's Life Sentence for Murder of Nistor Confirmed

Adamco's Life Sentence for Murder of Nistor Confirmed

Bratislava, February 23 (TASR) – Head of Zemplin-based crime group Branislav Adamco had his life sentence for the murder of Arpad Nistor and other crimes confirmed by a three-member senate of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, TASR learnt on the same day. At a public session on Tuesday, held under stringent

Siposova: Rights of Victims of Crimes Neglected in Slovakia

Siposova: Rights of Victims of Crimes Neglected in Slovakia

Bratislava, February 22 (TASR) – The rights of victims of crimes in Slovakia are neglected when compared to those of criminals, and a European directive urging Slovakia to rectify this situation is being largely ignored, said OLaNO MP Janka Siposova at a press briefing in Parliament on Monday. The state has