Corruption & scandals, page 12
News on corruption in Slovakia
Individual failure behind information leak on President Kiska
The involved person faces criminal prosecution.
Minister Kaliňák has to return €10 million due to flaws in tender
The Interior Ministry will pay more fines for unlawful steps taken in informatisation and e-governance tenders. It has agreed on a payment schedule again.
Ex-politician Rusko may come under pressure due to the steam-gas cycle
The Ex-economy minister has already been charged in the case of disadvantageous privatisation; the Gorilla team can re-open the prosecution.
City of Martin has forced administration cancelled
The city of Martin which was under forced administration had it lifted after a huge debt made by the previous council was repaid. The Mayor who promised to step down if this happens stays however.
Slovak Business Agency receives huge fine for overpriced conference
The Public Procurement Office imposes a €10,000 fine on the Slovak Business Agency (SBA).
Electronic signatures will be cancelled en masse
After security issues, the Interior Ministry will flatly cancel electronic signatures in electronic personal ID cards as of November 2.
Harabin will not decide bulletin-board tender, nor get any new cases
The Supreme Court has suspended the work of its panel headed by ex-minister Štefan Harabin; it is not clear how long this situation will last.
Procurement office: Tender for cancer drug was mismanaged
The supreme procurement office finds that by dividing one big tender into two smaller ones, a state health insurer violated the rules of procurement.
Wife of the head of Fico’s anti-corruption office works for Kotleba
While the prime minister has called extremist Marian Kotleba “evil” in the long term, the wife of the new head of the anti-corruption office heads Kotleba’s HR department.
Slovak documentaries covering controversial subjects win
The One World festival chose the documentary about Islam and migration as its Slovak winner while the audience, on the other hand, chose the documentary about giving birth in Bratislava-based maternity hospitals as their favourite.
Why did we have to wait ten years for the verdict in the bulletin-board case?
The case is still not concluded. The Supreme Court will have to deal with the appeal of ex-ministers; the case of embezzlement by the non-licensed banking institution of Jozef Majský has also become protracted.
Historic verdict as first ex-ministers were sentenced for the bulletin-board tender
Former construction ministers of the SNS party have received years in prison for the scandal surrounding the infamous bulletin-board tender. The other three defendants, ministry officers, have been acquitted.
The chairman of the committee tasked to improve tax returns has problems himself
The newly set-up committee meant to prepare a law on the more detailed property disclosures of politicians is headed by ex-minister Martin Glváč from Smer, who is refusing to publish details of his assets.
Police: Suspects from the Shark operation defrauded almost €28 million from the state
The record fraud was based on fictitious high expenses for advertising; they divided the differences among themselves in cash.
Thirteen people detained during a vast raid, accused of financial crime as an organised group
In the biggest operation of recent years carried out by several units of armed forces, hundreds of officers raided several companies in four Slovak regions on October 13, while detaining 13 people.
Extremely high reward for legal services in Gabčíkovo dispute reduced
In the much disputed case concerning the reward to be paid by the state to the law firm for its services in the dispute over the Gabčíkovo Hydro-power Plant, the final sum will be reduced to only 2.5 percent.
Lipšic: Prosecutors have double measure for coalition and opposition
While one investigation for the alleged violation of bank privacy was stopped, the other may result in laying charges.
Property returns do not show evidence of Fico's watches, Danko's Mustang or Kiska's house
SNS chairman and Parliamentary Speaker Andrej Danko lost eight cars within a single year, according to his property return. Many items do not appear in the property returns of top Slovak officials.
New education minister cancels controversial EU-fund call for research
The new education minister scrapped the dubious legacy of her predecessor, the call for proposals to support research and development.
Police president files charges due to information leak on Kiska’s company
Tibor Gašpar filed a criminal motion concerning the information leak on president Andrej Kiska’s alleged tax fraud, so that an internal police investigation can be conducted.
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