Journalists-murder in Slovakia: politician resigns after investigation

One of the most powerful politicians of Slovakia, has resigned, because his close contacts to alleged Client of the journalists are accused of murder in February 2018. With his resignation, Parliament's Vice-President Martin Glvac came on Thursday of a threat of impeachment before.

Several opposition parties had requested a special session of Parliament to put it down. Then, a part of the government's coalition turned against him.

The Investigative Journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova were at 21. February of 2018 in your house been shot. As an alleged Customer of murder of the millionaire, Marian, is accused of K, about the zwielichte business had reported practices Kuciak again and again.

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the investigation against K. arrived in the past few months, again and again, records of close contacts of the accused to leading politicians, prosecutors, and judges to the Public, which is supposed to have bribed K..

Glvac, who is also the region's party chief of the social Democrats, to Bratislava, to have denied in his resignation statement on Thursday, K. in the case of its fraud and corruption activities supported. He was the victim of a political intrigue with fake documents.

in September, the social democratic justice state Secretary Monika Jankovska had to resign because she was accused of bribes for judicial proceedings against K. hinders. Also several judges and prosecutors have lost because of suspected collaboration with K. their functions.

The murdered Journalist, Kuciak had not only reports about K., but also about other cases of suspected corruption. Therefore, the time-head of government Robert Fico after mass protests, resigned already in the spring of 2018, the social democratic and long. (sda)

Created: 08.11.2019, 05:01 PM