A major trial begins today against plaintiffs Dušan Borženský, allegedly a Kosice underworld leader, and two accomplices with charges including murder, attempted murder, extortion, armed robbery and assault.
Among other things, Borženský is believed to have been involved in the 1999 murder of alleged Košice mob boss Karol Kolárik.
The case file is over 5,000 pages long, with investigators hearing testimony from over 200 people.
Compiled by Tom Nicholson from press reports.
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14. Jan 2003 at 13:11
