Corruption & scandals, page 5
News on corruption in Slovakia
Corruption investigation goes on. Investigators come close to Smer
Some of the people arrested on corruption charges in the past few months are now cooperating with the police. They also mention Fico.
Former top police officials taken into custody
The court released those detained during the Purgatory operation who have cooperated with the police.
Most suspects facing corruption-related charges in the Operation Gale taken to custody
The decision is not valid yet as the accused and the prosecutor have appealed.
Storm transforms into Gale. More judges and an influential businessman detained
The police raid related to corruption in Bratislava courts.
Prominent prosecutor charged and suspended
Dušan Kováčik faces corruption and other charges.
PM Matovič defends his wife, accused of preferential treatment
He calls the reports an attempt to discredit him. Opposition parties ask for documents proving his claims.
Police targeted judges in Žilina due to corruption
Five people have been detained and 13 have been charged.
NAKA detains its former anti-corruption unit head
Krajmer left NAKA after the murder of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová.
Top investigators of the biggest corruption case are leaving the police
The investigation into bribery linked to agricultural subventions has so far landed businessmen Martin Kvietik and Norbert Bödör in prison and is still ongoing.
Coronavirus number higest since April, epidemiologists will convene on Monday (news digest)
Read the July 9 overview of news from Slovakia.
Corruption suspect with alleged ties to Smer and Kočner taken into to custody
Norbert Bödör, accused of money laundering, was first released by the Specialised Criminal Court. The Supreme Court has overturned the decision.
Corruption suspect with alleged ties to Kočner was detained, but later released
Norbert Bödör has been charged with money laundering in one of the largest corruption schemes in Slovakia.
Another international scandal? Slovak consulate in St.Petersburg under scrutiny
Slovak consulate issued visa to a Russian citizen later involved in a murder in Berlin.
How the agricultural subvention agency was turned into a bribe machine
The Slovak National Party (SNS) that co-ruled the country until recently also implicated by some witnesses.
Ex-representative of the Agricultural Payment Agency and a financier suspected of taking bribes of €1m
The police laid charges of corruption in connection with the agricultural subsidies.
New top Interior Ministry official might take a lie detector test
She faces suspicions of involvement in a carousel VAT fraud in eastern Slovakia. The OĽaNO minister and his deputy stand behind her.
Two of three firms to supply Slovakia with masks raise worries
One of the companies was founded only in January 2020.
Kočner's judges charged and detained
Acting Supreme Court president is among the detained judges.
Slovakia still does not punish politicians for corruption
The country dropped in the Corruption Perception Index.
Poll: Slovaks worry about corruption and a bad political culture
The most problematic area is the standard of living.
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