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News on corruption in Slovakia

Candidate for Nitra mayor detained by a special police unit

The current city councillor is charged with indirect corruption dating back to when he was the economic manager of a water utility company; he later resigned from the position.Compiled by Spectator staff, 26. Sep 2018, at 13:36

Court sentenced MP’s assistant for hacking account of former interior minister

Filip Rybanič received a conditional sentence and has to apologise to Robert Kaliňák.Compiled by Spectator staff, 25. Sep 2018, at 21:24

Rybanič leaving the court, September 25, 2018.

OLAF: Slovakia might have to pay €300 million to the EU

The European Anti-fraud Office found custom-related fraud worth millions of euros. Slovakia is one of the countries that lets underpriced goods onto the EU market.Compiled by Spectator staff, 13. Sep 2018, at 15:13

Education Ministry vs. Academy of Sciences: What is the dispute actually about?

The Academy of Sciences intends to rigorously defend itself.Peter Kapitán13. Sep 2018, at 9:51

Science Wants to Live Protest March initiated the Scientists of the SAV

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Opposition MP filed criminal motion against University Hospital in Bratislava

MP Jana Cigániková cites general public threat and suspicion of not reporting a crime as the reason.Compiled by Spectator staff, 13. Sep 2018, at 0:00

Three men were sentenced for a Slovak gangland murder

The three defendants in the 2004 murder of Peter Čongrády were refused their appeals and sentenced to many years in prison.Compiled by Spectator staff, 11. Sep 2018, at 23:36

Slovak driver who killed four in an accident in Hungary released on parole

Eva Varholíková, daughter of Mečiar-time privatiser and steel industry tycoon Alexander Rezeš, was released after serving two-thirds of her 9-year sentence.Compiled by Spectator staff, 29. Aug 2018, at 6:20

Varholíková left the Hungarian prison, illustrative stock photo.

Special prosecutor files a motion against Harabin

The controversial judge (ex-minister and former head of Supreme Court, Judicial Council) Štefan Harabin faces a disciplinary proceeding due to his anti-Semitic statements and comments on well-known conspirator and…Compiled by Spectator staff, 21. Aug 2018, at 14:05

Former police president now working as adviser at Interior Ministry

This step by minister Saková has sparked huge controversy but Gašpar himself does not see it as a problem.Compiled by Spectator staff, 20. Aug 2018, at 13:41

NAKA detained Russian businessman Vinogradov

The Russian businessman was wanted by an international warrant for real estate fraud.Compiled by Spectator staff, 14. Aug 2018, at 13:48

MP Marček’s trip to Crimea has no results

Independent MP's alleged private trip to Crimea, which in fact resembled official delegation and included meeting the top representatives of the peninsula now controlled by the Kremlin, has not resulted in any…Compiled by Spectator staff, 8. Aug 2018, at 13:38

Peter Marček defended his Crimea trip before Foreign Affiars Parliamentary Committee, and explained it to media.

Technopol and other buildings controlled by Kočner & Co. have been blocked

The group around Marian Kočner prosecuted for embezzling the Technopol company.Compiled by Spectator staff, 8. Aug 2018, at 13:29

Technopol ocmplex in Petržalka, Bratislava

Silence finally? The owner of the “opera house” in Štúrovo detained

The woman whose case has been made into a theatre play was charged with ignoring the Supreme Court’s ruling and dangerous threats and brought into pre-trial custody.Compiled by Spectator staff, 7. Aug 2018, at 12:47

Kočner’s villa, family house and plots were seized

Allegedly, this step is connected to the unfounded VAT return worth €8.3 million.Compiled by Spectator staff, 6. Aug 2018, at 13:14

Appellate court rejects prosecutor’s complaint concerning ex-Smer MP

The higher-instance court confirmed that an ex-official of the Smer ruling party (who rose to fame thanks to the testimony of his wife describing how he packed corrupt cash in alu-foil) did not abuse his wife or…Compiled by Spectator staff, 20. Jul 2018, at 6:33

The Iris senior home should have been closed down long ago

The senior home in downtown Bratislava had financial problems, failing to receive a state subsidy; but only recent publicity revealed that instead of qualified emplyees, a cook and a cleaning lady treated the…Compiled by Spectator staff, 12. Jul 2018, at 13:24