Roman Cuprik
Roman Cuprik

Roman Cuprik joined The Slovak Spectator team in March 2012 as a staff writer after contributing to the 2011 edition of Spectacular Slovakia. He graduated with a master’s degree from the journalism department of Comenius University in Bratislava. 
In addition to being a contributor to The Slovak Spectator he has been writing for Slovak daily SME since 2015. At SME he covers crime and corruption news.

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Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová portrayed in a metal heart displayed on the SNP Square in Bratislava back in 2020.

Five years after Ján Kuciak’s murder, much remains unresolved

Kočner is in jail, Fico is on a roll. What happened to the people connected to the Kuciak case?

Ľudovít Sátor (archive photo)

More details emerge about Slovakia's bloodiest killing

Police say several suspects have died since the 1999 massacre.

Voting in the referendum.

Referendum fails, most voters saw no point in it

Slightly over 27 percent of eligible voters turned out.

Peter Pellegrini (left) and Robert Fico (right)

Fear and purges. What Heger's government fall might mean for open corruption cases

With a new government, changes in the police would be very likely.

A screengrab from of the Creative Society videos featuring Juraj Smatana.

Apocalyptic movement with aggressive marketing breaks in Slovakia

Whoever doesn't agree, loses their human status.

Prosecutor General Maroš Žilinka.

Why has the prosecutor scrapped the charges against Fico?

Contradictions in opinions on the case against Fico and Kaliňák.

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People lighting candles in front of the Tepláreň LGBT+ venue on the Zámocká Street.

Bratislava shooting reclassified as terrorism

The parents of the shooter may face prosecution.

A letter of thanks from the chamberlain of today's King Charles III for wine from the Vinesa winery.

How the wine from a now-controversial winery was served to Queen Elizabeth II.

When she visited Slovakia in 2008, she was served the same wine that was served at her own wedding.

Marian Kotleba in parliament with his mask under his nose

Kotleba's party saved by its perceived irrelevance

Slovakia’s general prosecutor has announced that, contrary to expectations, he won’t try to dissolve Marian Kotleba’s party, arguing it’s not a serious threat to democracy. Some think that view is too sanguine.

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Not a terrorist but a bully - and a victim?

The backstory of a young man who published threats regarding bombing a market.

Peter Pellegrini.
Norbert Bodor and his defence lawyer Robert Kalinak during the Cattle Breeder trial.

Unexpected turn in a major corruption case

Key witness in the Cattle Breeder case now talks of thousands, rather than hundreds of thousands of euros paid in bribes.

Smer MP Ľuboš Blaha is described as a politician who holds strong pro-Russian views.
Audio

After a few questions, a pro-Putin supporter called him a fascist

Journalist Roman Cuprik on confronting influential Slovak disinformation spreaders.

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The official police Facebook page battling misinformation

War in Ukraine prompts Slovakia to act against disinformation

The Interior Ministry has started to build a Centre for Combating Hybrid Threats.

Kováčik in court

Guilty: Supreme Court delivers final verdict on senior prosecutor

Dušan Kováčik's definitive conviction could clear the way for multiple further cases.

Tom Nicholson.

Tom Nicholson: If Fico returns, just pack up and leave

There is always a group of voters who choose evil, Nicholson opines.

An old elevator in which the tragedy happened a year ago.
Smer leader Robert Fico

Witnesses, encrypted messages and secret recordings. What the charges against Fico are based on

Former prime minister and interior minister face organised crime charges.

The first European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi.
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European Chief Prosecutor: Police need to feel support

Laura Codruța Kövesi helped charge MPs.

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