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Police Corps President to Be Selected According to New Rules

Police Corps President to Be Selected According to New Rules

Bratislava, December 4 (TASR) – The Police Corps president will be selected according to new rules as of February 2019, as MPs on Tuesday approved with 76 votes an amendment to the Police Corps Act prepared by the Interior Ministry that introduces the changes. The police president will continue to be

Police Searching Homes to Investigate Environmental Crime

Police Searching Homes to Investigate Environmental Crime

Bratislava, October 15 (TASR) – The National Criminal Agency (NAKA) intervened in the Bratislava region on Monday morning, with the police currently conducting home searches and searches of other premises and plots of land in several locations in Bratislava, and the Senec and Pezinok districts (both Bratislava region), TASR was informed

Police Detain Suspects over Murders of Kuciak and Kusnirova

Police Detain Suspects over Murders of Kuciak and Kusnirova

Bratislava, September 27 (TASR) – The National Criminal Agency (NAKA) has detained violent crime suspects on Thursday morning, with the information available to TASR saying that the action is related to the murders of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova. “We’re currently conducting house searches and other

Cabinet: Police Chief Should Be Selected under More Stringent Rules

Cabinet: Police Chief Should Be Selected under More Stringent Rules

Bratislava, September 26 (TASR) – The police chief is set to be chosen under new and more stringent rules, with the Cabinet approving a draft law on the Police Corps to this effect at its session on Wednesday. The original proposal mentioned a seven-year tenure for the Police Corps president, whereas

Lucansky: Police Checking Several People Concerning Kuciak's Murder

Lucansky: Police Checking Several People Concerning Kuciak's Murder

Bratislava, September 25 (TASR) – The police are checking up on several people that have been identified by from the identikit picture released by the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SUP) last week, TASR has learnt from Slovak Police Corps President Milan Lucansky. According to the prosecutor, the unknown man from the

National Anti-corruption Unit Detains Candidate for Nitra Mayor Stefek

National Anti-corruption Unit Detains Candidate for Nitra Mayor Stefek

Bratislava, September 24 (TASR) – The National Anti-corruption Unit detained the candidate for city mayor Stefan Stefek, in Nitra on Monday morning Dennik N daily reported citing a police source as well as his defence lawyer. Stefek is accused of indirect corruption when he worked for the regional water utility Zapadoslovenska

Witness Recognises Man from Identikit Related to Journalist's Murder

Witness Recognises Man from Identikit Related to Journalist's Murder

Bratislava, September 22 (TASR) – The man portrayed on an indentikit picture released by the authorities earlier this week as possibly “having information” on the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova in February has possibly been identified, Novy Cas tabloid reported on its website on Saturday.