Police charges Slovan Bratislava manager for making a Nazi salute

Ivan Komtrík Jr. could spend three years in prison.

ŠK Slovan Bratislava vice-president Ivan Kmotrík Jr. could serve three years in prison for making a Nazi salute during a football match if convicted.ŠK Slovan Bratislava vice-president Ivan Kmotrík Jr. could serve three years in prison for making a Nazi salute during a football match if convicted. (Source: Sme)

The Slovak Cup final, in which Slovan Bratislava played against MFK Ružomberok, was marked with several controversies back in May 2018 at the Anton Malatinský Football Stadium in Trnava.

Vice-president of the ŠK Slovan Bratislava football club, Ivan Kmotrík Jr., is alleged to have made a Nazi salute during the match, which Bratislava lost in the end, as reported by the TASR newswire.

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An investigator of the National Criminal Agency (NAKA) finished the investigation, on July 30 of this year, with a proposal to prosecute Kmotrík Jr.

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Ivan Kmotrík Jr. is the son of businessman Ivan Kmotrík, who owns private TV news channel TA3 and ŠK Slovan Bratislava.

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