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 Kocner at the Supreme Court, June 15, 2021.

Kuciak case: Court overturned the acquittal of Kočner. What happens next?

The original verdict had been surrounded by questions since before it was delivered.

Slovaks are the only EU members that cannot film with a drone abroad

Slovakia failed to prepare a registration system according to the valid EU ordinance.

Peter Pellegrini

Opposition showed text messages that allegedly proved interference in investigation

Police said that the text messages are older than former PM Peter Pellegrini claimed.

Vladimír Pčolinský being taken into custody.

Secret meeting of top state officials hints at a problem in the police

The most powerful officials in the state have met in a special room at the premises of the intelligence service.

Historian Tomáš Klubert works at the Nation's Memory Institute.

The idea of Slavs being swastikaphiles is nonsense

Tomáš Klubert, a historian, speaks about the abuse of ancient symbols by extremists - and neo-pagans.

Health Minister Krajčí and PM Matovič at Košice airport

Publishing details of Sputnik contract was to be fined with millions of euros

Current health minister says he is not going to allow the use of the Russian vaccine in Slovakia for now.

Hungarian contract on Sputnik V shows that Russia bears no responsibility

Hungarians are obliged to pay 100 percent of the sum whether they want the vaccines or not.

Psychiatrist Péter Hunčík criticises non-transparency in Orbán's subsidies.

Matovič should bear in mind that Orbán courts Slovakia's Hungarians

A Dunajská Streda psychiatrist on how Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán chases after voters in Slovakia.

Marian Kočner during the trial in the case of the murder of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová.

Zsuzsová's heartbeat and texts. Prosecutor has new evidence in Kuciak murder case

The Supreme Court has yet to launch the appellate trial. It's been three years since Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová were murdered.

June 2011. Police Corps President Jaroslav Spišiak and Interior Minister Daniel Lipšic present new logo "Help and protect" that will be located at police vehicles.

An enemy of Kočner with many friends in politics. Daniel Lipšic is the new special prosecutor

Kočner ordered his murder, Harabin predicted he would end up in jail.

Anthropologist Andrej Belák receives a White Crow Award.

Roma health expert: In the second wave, the authorities accused us of panic

This year, Andrej Belák received a White Crow award for his work related to Covid-19 and Roma communities.

Former special prosecutor Dušan Kováčik was arrested in October 2020.

Investigation of mafia in the police resulted in detention of a million in cash

The cases against the people facing charges in police and judicial corruption are not based on penitents' testimonies only, prosecutors say.

I only hit myself. Ministry publishes documents about Lučanský suicide

After the first incident two weeks before his death, the former police boss asked his lawyer to refute disinformation about his injury.

Kováčik was selling decisions and information, charges say

The former top special prosecutor may have leaked information about police informants to criminals.

Ľudovít Makó

How the mafia took over the police. Detained tax inspector tells his story

Police arrests their former bosses. Here is what one of the members of their group told investigators.

Fico and Kotleba have not been fined for being maskless yet

The police are dealing with violent protesters, but no politician has been penalized for calling on people not to wear masks.

Former Police Corps president Tibor Gašpar is in custody. Robert Kaliňák (left) and Robert Fico (right) still stand behind him.

Corruption investigation goes on. Investigators come close to Smer

Some of the people arrested on corruption charges in the past few months are now cooperating with the police. They also mention Fico.

Pentagon is situated in Bratislava's Vrakuňa borough.

Drugs sold right in front of cameras. Bratislava’s Pentagon concerns both inhabitants and police

People talk about inactivity, the police talk about limited powers.

Nationwide coronavirus testing in Bratislava, October 31, 2020.

Was the testing overpriced? Neither gov't nor opposition show data

It is not yet clear how much the nationwide testing costs, Košice authorities say they spent one million.

The police carry out their last 'Venal 4' search related to the drug mafia on August 17, 2020 in the town of Sereď.

Sereď drug mafia to appear in court after many years of operation

For two decades, the town of Sereď has been home to drug dealers. The first of them will stand trial in late September.

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