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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Marian Kotleba

Why the arrested spies are close to far-right parties

The biggest disinformation website had contacts with Russians and Kočner.

In March, Slovakia hosts the Saber Strike 22 military exercise.
Marian Kocner and Alena Zsuzsova in court.

Many findings but few convictions: Kuciak-related investigations are progressing slowly

The retrial of Kočner, charged with ordering journalist’s killing, begins on February 28.

Entering the Covid ward.

Hospitals aren’t ready to face the Omicron variant. Many nurses have left

Estimates say that the government has three weeks to prepare.

Zuzana Dlugošová was appointed Chair of the Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers in February 2021.

Woman protects whistleblowers: no fines yet, but police investigations underway

Zuzana Dlugošová on why she wanted to lead the Office for Protection of Whistleblowers and what cases her team deals with.

The protest held in front of the house of Health Minister Vladimír Lengvarský.

Supporter of people who protested in retail stores has died

He attended several protests himself, including one held before the house of the health minister.

Left to right: Zuzana Baťová, Soňa Holúbková, Lenka Ticháková

They stood up against neighbours, the system and Matovič. Three women awarded the White Crow

National drug authority head recognised for her ucompromising attitude during the approval process of Sputnik in Slovakia.

Maskless men blocked Piešťany supermarket. One ended up in custody

The defence minister claims the perpetrators are former soldiers and their activities are organised.

The fight between the fans of Slovan Bratislava and Spartak Trnava.

Hooligans from abroad came to Trnava trained and organised, system failed to detect them

The police and football associations have an information system to detect problematic individuals and groups.

František Imrecze (l) and Peter Kažimír (r)

Law enforcement bodies are silent about the prosecution of NBS governor

The prosecution is said to be linked with shorter tax inspections, but no specific details are known for now.

arrested Pavol Ďurka of NAKA specialised team Purgatory heading to Bratislava' district court.

How an anti-team dismantled an elite police team with the help of the secret service

Hints of a possible coalition break-up over rule of law not materialising for now.

GP Maroš Žilinka in parliament.

Emotions and raised voices in parliament. SaS MP wants to dismiss the general prosecutor

MPs summoned Maroš Žilinka to explain the recent actions of the GP office.

Deputy General Prosecutor Jozef Kandera

Prosecutor’s office stopped the prosecution of inspection service and spies

The General Prosecutor’s Office used the special paragraph again.

Vladimír Pčolinský

His DNA has not been detected. Investigation of ex-spy head's corruption suspicions nears its end

Former director of the Slovak intelligence agency Vladimír Pčolinský faces corruption charges. It is not easy to find DNA on banknotes, police say.

Kuuno Vaher, the AstraZeneca's Cluster Country Director for Central Europe.

AstraZeneca country director: We can now see which countries made the right decisions

There is always the issue in health care that all knowledge and findings are not implemented in real life how they should be.

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Police Corps President Peter Kovařík

People do not want to get used to what happened in Bratislava last week, says Šeliga

Police Corps President Peter Kovařík is losing the trust of the coalition partners.

NAKA arrestin former special prosecutor Dušan Kováčik.

War among the police? Big corruption cases complicate relations between institutions

The police inspectorate has accused important witnesses in major corruption cases in Slovakia.

PM Eduard Heger

Non-vaccinated will not pay for tests for work, school or shops

Hundreds of people protested against the amendment that the parliament passed on Sunday morning.

Irena Matova

She cannot read, she does not understand. Last victim of police raid still faces prosecution

Human rights organisations have been calling for the proper investigation of alleged police violence in the case of the 2013 Moldova raid.

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