Corruption & scandals, page 9
News on corruption in Slovakia
Police launch criminal prosecution in the Kočner versus TV Markíza case
In the case involving suspicious promissory notes, police have launched a criminal prosecution against an “unknown perpetrator”. NAKA is also to look into it.
More tax documents against President Kiska surface
The opposition SaS party says that Kiska is the scapegoat in a smear campaign initiated by ex-prime minister Robert Fico.
New ambiguities surround President Kiska’s campaign
President Andrej Kiska paid for both parts of his campaign through the KTAG company.
The man who testified against state secretary Jankovská detained by police
Ondrej Janíček, who described the alleged corruption of Monika Jankovská (Justice Ministry state secretary, a Smer nominee) when she still worked as a judge, has been detained.
The proceeding of the infamous Pezinok waste dump has been suspended
The waste dump in Pezinok that has even become a nationwide term and a part of local songs will still not be decided on for now.
Prosecutor’s office stops prosecution in overpriced CT scanner scandal
Piešťany hospital wanted to buy the CT scanner for a million euros more than a Czech hospital did at the same time. After being highly publicised, the purchase was scrapped and nine people were charged.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Saková is lying about the abduction of a Vietnamese citizen
The Interior Minister insists Slovak authorities did not cooperate in the kidnapping of a Vietnamese dissident by the Vietnamese delegation but admits the video evidence is no longer available.
Documents from Finland prove Defence Ministry made secret military trade deals
Finnish investigative reporter sees similarities between the Slovak-Finnish deal and a Finnish-Slovene corruption scandal.
Five things that the murders of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová have changed
The two months that have passed since the murder of a journalist and his fiancée have shown that there is a strong civil society in Slovakia.
Was Fico’s former advisor involved in Vietnamese abduction?
German media are reporting on suspicions that Slovakia may have cooperated in the abduction of a Vietnamese citizen seeking asylum.
Kaliňák approved special plane for Vietnamese delegation
The Interior Ministry refuses to publish the list of Vietnamese delegation members who took the disputed flight. Ex-minister Kaliňák claims the abducted man was not on the list; but he may have been in the “luggage”.
RTVS’ Kovačič-Hanzelová punished for harsh comments
News journalist of the public-service TV broadcaster received a disciplinary warning, has been withdrawn from political news.
TV Markíza must pay millions for dubious promissory notes
The judge refused to check whether the promissory notes in question were really signed in 2000.
German media: Vietnam kidnapping throughout Slovakia
It seems that last year’s visit of the Vietnamese public security minister and his entourage to Slovakia was used to cover for the abduction of a dissident Vietnamese entrepreneur who had previously emigrated to Germany.
RTVS management started laying off external reporters
Reporters of the public broadcaster’s news team recently wrote an open letter describing their distrust for the new RTVS management.
Prosecutor Špirko receives possible punishment
He might be sanctioned with the reduction from his salary for speaking to journalists.
Blog: Corruption - there is a way but it takes two
Reflections from a Brit living in Slovakia.
Gang boss Okoličány is at large. European warrant might take weeks
The gang boss who got a life sentence on April 11 is at large, possibly abroad.
Slovak protest organisers send open letter to the EP
They are calling on the European Parliament to send an investigative team to look into the double murder, to check on the steps of the new Slovak government and approve the investigation of the abuse of EU funds in the country.
Businessman Bašternák faces seven to 12 years in prison
District court now handles the charge filed by the Special Prosecutor’s Office, involving criminal offence of tax- and insurance premium evasion.
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