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.
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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