The MP believes the reason for Kočner’s intentions was the fact that he was filing a complaint in connection with the businessman’s activities. According to Denisa Baloghová, the spokesperson of the police the authorities gained knowledge about Kočner’s plans from their own sources.
During the investigation process the police secured an audiotape, which implies that the businessman was trying to have the MP murdered. In the following months Rajtár was placed under police protection, until Kočner was taken into custody. The businessman’s name is also involved in the investigation of Ján Kuciak’s death, the investigative journalist was killed with his fiancée in his home and while the supposed killers were also taken into custody, the person behind the murder is still to be found.
The Visegrád Four is a European force to be reckoned with – commentary
Thirty years after its foundation, the Visegrád Four group is as strong as ever in every respect, Gazeta Polska columnist Konrad Wysocki writes in daily Magyar Hírlap.
Heads are rolling in Slovakia’s anti-corruption drive as judges, officials and police end up in handcuffs
Slovak court delivers a shocking verdict in the case of murdered Slovak journalist
According to the court, direct evidence was missing
Czechia: Entrepreneur suspected of ordering Kuciak’s murder said journalists must be ‘taken out’
He told his brother he wants to get rid of two journalists
Organized crime in Hungary also hit hard by coronavirus pandemic
With most males working from home, prostitution takes a major hit as it is reportedly harder to explain unaccounted absences from home
10 Slovak judges arrested in unprecendent raid
This has never happened in Slovakia before
Female head of Polish drug gang arrested after three-nation chase
Magdalena Kralka took over the gang in 2017 and used football hooligans to sell drugs internationally
Kočner ordered the monitoring of at least five journalists
According to dennikn, Peter Tóth, former member of the Slovak secret service admitted that he was monitoring at least five journalists, among them Ján Kuciak, who was murdered in the spring.
Kiska’s credibility is fading
In just a six month period, president Andrej Kiska lost five percentiles in Slovakian credibility rankings. The president, formerly the far most trustworthy politician in the country now has the same support as Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini.
Košice Pride collides with beatification
The sixth Pride in Košice is being organized at the same time as the beatification of Anna Kolesárová. The organizers believe this coincidence should not cause conflicts.
Kidnapping scandal: Slovakia offered a plane to Hanoi
According to the spokesperson of a German court which is investigating the kidnapping of businessman Trinh Xuan Thanh, Slovakia offered the Vietnamese a direct flight to Hanoi, which was refused by the Asian delegation.
