Roman Cuprik

Roman Cuprik

Roman Cuprik joined The Slovak Spectator team in March 2012 as a staff writer after contributing to the 2011 edition of Spectacular Slovakia. He graduated with a master’s degree from the journalism department of Comenius University in Bratislava. 
In addition to being a contributor to The Slovak Spectator he has been writing for Slovak daily SME since 2015. At SME he covers crime and corruption news.

Author also writes for: Novyny

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Marian Kocner at the Supreme Court, June 15, 2021.
The original verdict had been surrounded by questions since before it was delivered.
Slovakia failed to prepare a registration system according to the valid EU ordinance.
Peter Pellegrini
Police said that the text messages are older than former PM Peter Pellegrini claimed.
Vladimír Pčolinský being taken into custody.
The most powerful officials in the state have met in a special room at the premises of the intelligence service.
Historian Tomáš Klubert works at the Nation's Memory Institute.
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Tomáš Klubert, a historian, speaks about the abuse of ancient symbols by extremists - and neo-pagans.
Health Minister Krajčí and PM Matovič at Košice airport
Current health minister says he is not going to allow the use of the Russian vaccine in Slovakia for now.
Hungarians are obliged to pay 100 percent of the sum whether they want the vaccines or not.
Psychiatrist Péter Hunčík criticises non-transparency in Orbán's subsidies.
A Dunajská Streda psychiatrist on how Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán chases after voters in Slovakia.
Marian Kočner during the trial in the case of the murder of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová.
The Supreme Court has yet to launch the appellate trial. It's been three years since Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová were murdered.
June 2011. Police Corps President Jaroslav Spišiak and Interior Minister Daniel Lipšic present new logo "Help and protect" that will be located at police vehicles.
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Kočner ordered his murder, Harabin predicted he would end up in jail.
Anthropologist Andrej Belák receives a White Crow Award.
This year, Andrej Belák received a White Crow award for his work related to Covid-19 and Roma communities.
Former special prosecutor Dušan Kováčik was arrested in October 2020.
The cases against the people facing charges in police and judicial corruption are not based on penitents' testimonies only, prosecutors say.
After the first incident two weeks before his death, the former police boss asked his lawyer to refute disinformation about his injury.
The former top special prosecutor may have leaked information about police informants to criminals.
Ľudovít Makó
Police arrests their former bosses. Here is what one of the members of their group told investigators.
The police are dealing with violent protesters, but no politician has been penalized for calling on people not to wear masks.
Former Police Corps president Tibor Gašpar is in custody. Robert Kaliňák (left) and Robert Fico (right) still stand behind him.
Some of the people arrested on corruption charges in the past few months are now cooperating with the police. They also mention Fico.
Pentagon is situated in Bratislava's Vrakuňa borough.
People talk about inactivity, the police talk about limited powers.
Nationwide coronavirus testing in Bratislava, October 31, 2020.
It is not yet clear how much the nationwide testing costs, Košice authorities say they spent one million.
The police carry out their last 'Venal 4' search related to the drug mafia on August 17, 2020 in the town of Sereď.
For two decades, the town of Sereď has been home to drug dealers. The first of them will stand trial in late September.
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