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News on corruption in Slovakia
Tax fraud suspect Bašternák sentenced to five years
Businessman pleaded guilty. His lawyer appealed the verdict.
NAKA to examine Tiso feature on new RTVS show
The elite police unit will scrutinise the criticised trailer promoting RTVS' The Greatest Slovak programme.
Ex-PM Fico testified in the Gorilla case
The Special Prosecutor’s Office refuses to reveal when the chairman of Smer was interrogated.
Controversial businessman Kočner charged in Five Star Residence case
The businessman suspected of ties to top politicians has been accused in the case of dubiously transferred flats in a famous housing complex in Bratislava.
Prosecutor Trnka will not pay for his misstep
The General Prosecutor’s Office failed to rule on time in the disciplinary proceedings against him.
Older murder of ex-mayor linked to Kuciak case
The woman who allegedly ordered Ján Kuciak's murder has also been mentioned in the murder of a mayoral candidate in the Slovak town of Hurbanovo.
When they found out whom they killed, they asked for more money
Balaclavas, handcuffs and submachine guns: the man charged for the murder of Kuciak and Kušnírová was planning another crime, according to the Specialised Criminal Court’s ruling.
Police have new information in the case of the missing journalist Rýpal
Unrelated to this, a relative of the reporter missing since April 2008, claims that he was murdered.
Two investigators whose findings have benefited businessman Kočner to leave the police
Two members of the police financial unit from Banská Bystrica announced they would leave by the end of 2018.
Financial Administration to be temporarily headed by Lenka Wittenbergerová
She replaces František Imrecze, who resigned last week following a scandal surrounding Chinese goods processed by Slovak customs.
Candidate for Nitra mayor detained by a special police unit
The current city councillor is charged with indirect corruption dating back to when he was the economic manager of a water utility company; he later resigned from the position.
Court sentenced MP’s assistant for hacking account of former interior minister
Filip Rybanič received a conditional sentence and has to apologise to Robert Kaliňák.
OLAF: Slovakia might have to pay €300 million to the EU
The European Anti-fraud Office found custom-related fraud worth millions of euros. Slovakia is one of the countries that lets underpriced goods onto the EU market.
Education Ministry vs. Academy of Sciences: What is the dispute actually about?
The Academy of Sciences intends to rigorously defend itself.
Opposition MP filed criminal motion against University Hospital in Bratislava
MP Jana Cigániková cites general public threat and suspicion of not reporting a crime as the reason.
Three men were sentenced for a Slovak gangland murder
The three defendants in the 2004 murder of Peter Čongrády were refused their appeals and sentenced to many years in prison.
Slovak driver who killed four in an accident in Hungary released on parole
Eva Varholíková, daughter of Mečiar-time privatiser and steel industry tycoon Alexander Rezeš, was released after serving two-thirds of her 9-year sentence.
Special prosecutor files a motion against Harabin
The controversial judge (ex-minister and former head of Supreme Court, Judicial Council) Štefan Harabin faces a disciplinary proceeding due to his anti-Semitic statements and comments on well-known conspirator and his investigation.
Former police president now working as adviser at Interior Ministry
This step by minister Saková has sparked huge controversy but Gašpar himself does not see it as a problem.
NAKA detained Russian businessman Vinogradov
The Russian businessman was wanted by an international warrant for real estate fraud.
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