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Ján Kuciak was an investigative reporter working for the Aktuality.sk, dealing mostly with stories concerning tax fraud. He and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová were killed on February 21, 2018 in their house in the western-Slovak village of Veľká Mača.

Investigation of Kuciak and Kušnírová murders may end in November

Prosecutors of the Special Prosecutor’s Office also commented on the cancelled detention order involving Norbert Bödör and Marian Kočner's text messages.

Marian Kotleba

Kočner’s communication suggests links to far-right extremists

The decoded communication suggests connections to courts and certain politicians, too.

Marian Kočner
Marian Kočner arrives in Nitra for interrogation, August 13, 2019.

Murder investigation: Kočner insists he is innocent

Marian Kočner, charged with ordering the murder of Ján Kuciak, was interrogated in Nitra.

Jaromír Čižnár

Čižnár scrapped dismissal of Kočner’s complaint in the murder case

Special Prosecutor’s office will be deciding on Kočner’s complaint again.

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Norbert Bödör

An order to detain Norbert Bödör was withdrawn after a few minutes - without an explanation

Neither the Special Prosecutor’s Office nor the police have commented on the case.

Marian Kočner

Kočner worried he might end up in jail, decoded messages show

Kočner and Bödör discussed interfering with prosecution and their loyalty to Smer through Threema messages that have been published by Denník N.

Alena Zsuzsová

Group accused of Kuciak murder faces more charges

The reports suggest the charges pertain to the planned murders of Daniel Lipšic, Maroš Žilinka and Peter Šufliarsky.

Special Prosecutor Dušan Kováčik

Tóth: Special Prosecutor shared information with controversial businessman

Special Prosecutor's Office head Dušan Kováčik denies the allegations.

Six moments that marked Andrej Kiska’s presidency

His tenure was affected by disputes with the ruling Smer party, but also some scandals.

Ex-police corps president Tibor Gašpar and current Interior Minister Denisa Saková

Police knew about Vadala's link to the mafia, inspection confirmed

The police control, ordered by current Police Corps President Milan Lučanský, also suggests a crime could have been committed.

Ján Kuciak

Kuciak’s name added to the Journalists Memorial in Washington

A total of 54 journalists were killed last year.

Marián Kočner

Ex-labour office worker reportedly admitted to surveillance of journalist

Former ÚPSVaR employee Juraj Škríp is said to have sent a social worker to the house of the Denník N daily's reporter Monika Tódová.

Robert Fico

Let’s continue talking about murder, not Fico’s media tyranny

This piece is the runner-up for the European Press Prize 2019.

Miroslav Marček

Men accused of Kuciak’s murder were charged with another murder

Police published the photos of murder weapon on Facebook.

Members of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum paid tribute to Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova in Bratislava, May 7, 2019.

Activists from EU and Russia take inspiration from For a Decent Slovakia movement

Representatives of NGOs from EU and Russia also paid tribute to Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová in Bratislava.

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Freedom and safety of journalists is key

Publishers and the foreign community in Slovakia mark World Press Freedom Day.

Parents of Jan Kuciak accept the Grand Prix for journalism for 2018.

Kuciak gets the national journalism award

The national journalism awards were handed out on the eve of World Press Freedom Day.

The whole government to prison, a banner in the photo reads.

IPI calls for investigation into the surveillance of journalists in Slovakia

The International Press Institute wants to know how the crime group managed to access police databases.

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