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Ex-wife: Murdered Valko's Wallet Found on Scene of Alleged Robbery

Ex-wife: Murdered Valko's Wallet Found on Scene of Alleged Robbery

Bratislava, February 3 (TASR) – Prominent lawyer Ernest Valko, who was killed allegedly by robbers in his villa in Limbach (Bratislava region) in 2010, didn’t have a strongbox at home, while his wallet remained on the scene, Valko’s former wife Olga Valkova told the police during a questioning earlier

ERRC Taking Interior Ministry to Court over Discrimination against Roma

ERRC Taking Interior Ministry to Court over Discrimination against Roma

Bratislava, January 17 (TASR) – The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) is taking the Slovak Interior Ministry to court over what it calls planned discriminatory practices by the Slovak police, TASR learnt on Wednesday. The ERRC doesn’t like planned measures aimed at tackling crime in Roma settlements. “The planned legislation

Slovak Police Recorded 66,215 Crimes Last Year

Slovak Police Recorded 66,215 Crimes Last Year

Bratislava, January 15 (TASR) – A total of 66,215 crimes were committed in Slovakia in 2017, while the police’s success rate in resolving individual crimes increased to almost 58.7 percent, Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) and Police Corps president Tibor Gaspar stated at a press conference on Monday,

ATM Mafia Member Shot and Killed by Police during Car Attack in Opoj

ATM Mafia Member Shot and Killed by Police during Car Attack in Opoj

Opoj, December 15 (TASR) – A member of the so-called ATM Mafia was shot and killed by the police, while another was wounded as the two tried to flee from the site of an attempted car theft by ploughing through two police vehicles in the village of Opoj (Trnava region) in

TIS: Despite Progress Slovakia Still Failing to Catch 'Big Fish' for Corruption

TIS: Despite Progress Slovakia Still Failing to Catch 'Big Fish' for Corruption

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) – Over the past three years Slovakia has seen only a tiny improvement in terms of successfully prosecuting corruption at the highest levels, according to an analysis carried out by Transparency International Slovakia (TIS), which presented the results on Friday. According to the analysis, which examined developments

Abel: Police Dealing with Eight Cases of Election Corruption

Abel: Police Dealing with Eight Cases of Election Corruption

Bratislava, November 4 (TASR) – The National Crime Agency (NAKA), an elite body of the Slovak police, is carrying out eight sets of criminal proceedings over the suspicion of election corruption, said Police Corps vice-president Lubomir Abel at a press briefing on the sidelines of a meeting of the State Electoral

Drucker on Corruption in Health Care: Let's Refuse to Engage in It

Drucker on Corruption in Health Care: Let's Refuse to Engage in It

Bratislava, October 22 (TASR) – The Slovak health-care sector isn’t in such a terrible state that people fearing for their health have to give bribes, Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) has told TASR. “It’s a habit that’s been here for decades. I don’t think that