The corruption case that shook Slovakia faces new uncertainty as its third lead investigator quits

Martina Babacsová, the third head of the investigative team for the Gorilla case, has confirmed her departure from the police force. Babacsová refrained from elaborating on the reasons behind her decision to leave.

She is set to depart the police by August 31.

Babacsová took charge of the Gorilla team in December 2019. Marek Gajdoš and Lukáš Kyselica had led the team before. Under her leadership, the investigation—spanning back to 2005—resulted in corruption charges against Jaroslav Haščák, the former head of the Penta financial group, and other key figures implicated in the case.

In December 2020, a police raid took place at Penta’s headquarters. The operation, conducted under Babacsová’s leadership, is currently under investigation by the Interior Ministry’s police inspectorate following a complaint lodged by Haščák.