Police pressing charges against oligarch and former top Smer politician

Their lawyers are talking of charges as nonsense and inquisition.

Former interior minister Robert Kaliňák on January 26, 2023.Former interior minister Robert Kaliňák on January 26, 2023. (Source: SITA)

The National Crime Agency has charged Robert Kaliňák, a former three-time interior minister for the Smer party, and tycoon Jozef Brheľ, a person with close ties to Smer, with bribery.

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The police did not provide more detail on February 1 as the investigation overseen by the Special Prosecutor’s Office is ongoing.

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