Police running scared from Palko

Since Interior Minister Vladimír Palko, a hard line anti-communist, arrived in his post last month, 372 police officers have resigned and left the force, apparently fearing they will not pass security checks for former employees of the ŠtB communist secret service.

The checks, which are being carried out by the National Security Office (NBÚ), can bar officers from handling classified information without giving a concrete reason.

Compiled by Tom Nicholson from press reports.
The Slovak Spectator cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information presented in its Flash News postings.

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