Murder of journalist, page 7

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.

Police search Kočner's place in Bratislava, October 16.
Marian Kočner

Kočner allegedly sent a text to Penta’s co-owner before the murder

However, Jaroslav Haščák claims he did not communicate with the controversial businessman about murdered journalist Ján Kuciak.

Comments on charges against Kočner: A new phase of the investigation has arrived

How have Slovak personalities responded to the charges against Marian Kočner in the case of the murder of Ján Kuciak?

US report on human rights: Ján Kuciak, Henry Acorda and Trinh Xuan Thanh mentioned

The report also includes examples of police brutality against Roma citizens.

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Marian Kočner has been charged in the case of Kuciak's murder

Was Kočner on top of the chain? Prosecutors are declining to answer that question for now.

Alena Zsuzsová was questioned in Nitra on March 13.

Zsuzsová denies charges in the Kuciak murder case

She does not know why Zoltán Andruskó identified her as the person who ordered the murder.

PM Peter Pellegrini at the European Parliament session in Strasbourg.

Pellegrini to MEPs: My government is pro-European and committed to NATO

Slovak PM spoke in the European Parliament, faced criticism that lessons have not been learned in Slovakia

Former Police Corps President Tibor Gašpar.

The police did not need any approval to screen journalists

Why police investigators decided to screen 28 journalists and their families remains a mystery. But, they made it look completely legal.

Tibor Gašpar
Marci Shore

We Americans have to take responsibility, we can’t just blame Russian trolls for planting fake news

We should be teaching everyone not only the empirical facts of history, but also how to read and write and think critically, says historian Marci Shore.

Former secret agent and journalist Peter Tóth

P. Tóth: I did not monitor journalists. I paparazzied them

Former agent Peter Tóth posted a video in which he contradicts his previous testimony which he gave to the police as a secret witness.

Tibor Gašpar

Former police corps president testified about Kuciak’s screening

Gašpar defended himself with the screening of other journalists linked to another case. There is a suspicion that he fooled investigators.

Peter Tóth

Tóth is openly testifying in the case of Kuciak’s murder

Ex-SIS agent Peter Tóth confirmed that Ján Kuciak was monitored at the turn of September and October 2017.

Maria Grazia Mazzola

Italian journalist: Slovak police have been investigating Vadala since 2013

The authorities were aware of the activities of Ndrangheta in eastern Slovakia years ago, says Maria Grazia Mazzola.

Invisible writing will commemorate Ján and Martina in Banská Bystrica

The writing is visible only when it’s raining.

Protest gathering in Bratislava, February 21, 2019.

Massive gatherings remember Kuciak and Kušnírová: We did not forget!

One year after the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak, large protests took place around Slovakia.

The representatives of embassies in Slovakia came to commemorate Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová.
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One year after the murder: Journalists must be able to do their work freely and without fear

The representatives of 22 embassies and representation offices in Slovakia lit candles for the murdered journalist and his fiancée.

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović

Murder of journalist: Slovak authorities must ensure safety of journalists

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović welcomes the progress made in the investigation of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak's murder but calls for vigilance.

Ján Kuciak
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Murder of journalist: We need to see indictments of masterminds soon

International journalists’ organisations are “cautiously optimistic” after meeting investigators of the Kuciak murder.

PM Peter Pellegrini
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