Murder of Ján Kuciak - Wikipedia
WEBKuciak was the first journalist murdered in Slovakia since the country's independence. [4] The murders caused shock and disbelief throughout the country, sparking mass popular protests and a political crisis, [5] with the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico on one side, and President Andrej Kiska and opposition parties on the other. [6]
Slovak PM offers to step down after journalist’s murder
WEBMar 14, 2018 · The death of reporter Ján Kuciak — who was investigating alleged activity of the Italian mafia in Slovakia — and his fiancée late last month prompted a public outcry, including a street protest against Fico by roughly 50,000 people in Bratislava last week, and President Andrej Kiska calling for a government reshuffle.
Jan Kuciak: Soldier jailed for 23 years for journalist's murder
WEBApr 6, 2020 · The killing led to widespread anti-corruption protests that forced then-Prime Minister Robert Fico and the country’s chief of police to step down. A number of senior justice officials also...
Robert Fico: Slovakia’s prime minister shot multiple times in ...
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was rushed to hospital in critical condition on Wednesday after he was shot five times in an assassination attempt that shocked the country. The attack...
Roots of Robert Fico’s shooting lie in Slovakia’s bitter divides
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Fico was cruising through his third term as PM in 2018 when journalist Kuciak and his future wife were shot dead by a killer ostensibly hired to silence his reporting on corruption in politics. The murders seem to have disoriented Fico.
Who Is Robert Fico? NATO Member's Pro-Moscow Leader Wounded ... - Newsweek
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Having served previously between 2006 and 2010 and from 2012 to 2018, Fico is the longest serving-prime minister in his country's history but stepped down following the murder of investigative...
Why Robert Fico had to go - POLITICO
WEBMar 15, 2018 · I knew Ján Kuciak personally; he and I were the same age — 27 — and we both studied journalism. But I knew him mostly through his articles. He was, without a doubt, one of the brightest talents in investigative journalism in Slovakia.
Robert Fico shot updates: Slovakia PM critically wounded by …
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has been taken to hospital in a “life-threatening condition” after being shot multiple times, according to his official social media account.
Slovak tycoon Kocner cleared of murder of journalist and fiancée
WEBSep 3, 2020 · A court has found businessman Marian Kocner not guilty of ordering the killing of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée in 2018, in an attack that rocked Slovakia.
How Robert Fico rose to dominate Slovak politics - BBC
WEBMay 15, 2024 · His most recent fall from grace was in 2018, when mass protests forced his resignation in the wake of the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée.