Corruption & scandals, page 18
News on corruption in Slovakia
RTVS head, Mika, refuses outside meddling with the news’ contents
Head of public Radio and Television Slovakia-RTVS, Václav Mika, reacted to accusation by coalition politician by suspending the head of news service, Lukáš Diko and by arranging a special committee to investigate the independence of the news-cast, the Sme daily wrote.
Regional Court: The lay-off of award winning auditor ruled as invalid
The notice given to former auditor Ľubica Lapinová by the National Forestry Centre (NLC) is invalid, the Regional Court in Banská Bystrica ruled.
Investigation indicates corruption in Gorilla case
The resolutions on closing four cases related to the Gorilla scandal reveal that several witnesses changed their minds during the investigation.
Investigation concerning Bonaparte complex launched
Tax evasion in the case may have amounted to €3.6 million.
Charges made in bulletin-board tender
Two former ministers also face accusations in one of the biggest scandals of the first Fico government.
Vážny bought luxury car with state money
Head of state insurer and former minister bought a luxury car for his office using state funds and through a shady procurement with a single bidder.
Overpriced projects in four collecting yards investigated
OLAF looks at five projects in four villages Jaklovce, Krásnohorské Podhradie, Drienovec and Veľký Folkmar, that drew millions of euros for collecting yards.
Head of the Gorilla team quits
One of the reasons is reportedly the conditions under which he was working.
Beblavý: Žilina Region bought overpriced CTs
Though runners-up in the competition offered scanners for a higher purchase price, their five-years service would cost only 1 cent.
MP Kollár met with Bratislava gangland even after 1989
Two documents marked Boris Kollár as servant of businessman and strong Bratislava mafioso Peter Steinhubel.
Galko: Prosecutors should question Kolenčíková straight away
Former Smer Nitra regional secretary Renáta Kolenčíková recently gave an interview to the Denník N daily, in which she stated that she was quite disappointed in Prime Minister Robert Fico over corruption and cronyism.
Kaliňák's friend behind company to which state paid subsidies
Lawyer Marek Turčan's firm connects Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák again with businessman Ladislav Bašternák.
Slovakia is the second most corrupt country in Europe, a report shows
The World Economic Forum has published its annual index of corruption as part of the report about global competitiveness.
Police detained one person at Oncology Institute for bribery
In recent days, rumours have been spreading in the media and also among the public that a top representative of the National Institute of Oncology (NOÚ) was detained at his workplace for bribery.
PM Fico, Minister Kaliňák survive no-confidence vote
Prime Minister Robert Fico and Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák survived the opposition's motion for their dismissal over involvement with respect to the Bašternák tax fraud case.
Masseur Kostka closes his facilities
The owner of clinics that earned big money during the previous Smer governments also admits sending an email to the PM’s assistant.
Police charged three people for possible cartel with street cameras
The National criminal Agency (NAKA) seems to be uncovering an extensive cartel and potential fraud in the use of public money, in this case money from the EU funds.
Parliamentary committee stopped proceedings against Kaliňák
The Parliamentary Committee for Incompatibility of Functions stopped some of the proceedings against Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák.
Last protest in front of Bonaparte has taken place
At the parliamentary session starting on Tuesday opposition deputies will try to express no confidence in PM Fico and Minister Kaliňák.
Opposition magazine lacks data
The authors of the special magazine about the so-called Bašternák tax fraud allegedly failed to meet several legal requirements.
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