Kočner's political crony reportedly hid a camera in his own office

A video proves ex-general prosecutor Dobroslav Trnka and Marian Kočner were a good team.

Former general prosecutor Dobroslav TrnkaFormer general prosecutor Dobroslav Trnka (Source: SME)

Marian Kočner is placing a camera in the office of former general prosecutor, Dobroslav Trnka, while Trnka himself is present in the room. This is one of the images shown in a video, published by the Czech Center for Investigative Journalism (CCIZ) on its YouTube channel.

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The video is only one of a few that are part of the case file on the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová.

Trnka, who served as the general prosecutor between 2004 and 2011, still works at the General Prosecutor's Office, despite media-published information that suggests he accepted bribes and committed corruption while in office.

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