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US: Vigils Held Nationwide to Pay Tribute to Charlie Kirk

Vigils were held across the U.S. on Sunday, September 14, to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist and close ally of Donald Trump, who was fatally shot in the neck during a speech at Utah Valley University.

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Slovakia: Inauguration Ceremony Of New President Peter Pellegrini Takes Place In Bratislava

The inauguration of the new Slovak President Peter Pellegrini, a close ally of Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot in May, was held in Bratislava on Saturday, June 15.

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US: Wildfire Erupts Near Twin Lakes In Colorado 4

A wildfire erupted near Twin Lakes in Colorado on Tuesday, June 11, prompting evacuation orders. Fire crews were battling the fire that covered around 200 acres by Tuesday evening. People in the Lost Canyon Road and County Road 30 areas were told to evacuate.

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US: Wildfire Erupts Near Twin Lakes In Colorado

A wildfire erupted near Twin Lakes in Colorado on Tuesday, June 11, prompting evacuation orders. Fire crews were battling the fire that covered around 165 acres by Tuesday evening. People in the Lost Canyon Road and County Road 30 areas were told to evacuate.

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Slovak court puts PM shooting suspect in pre-trial detention

STORY: Slovak court puts PM shooting suspect in pre-trial detention SHOOTING TIME: May 18, 2024 DATELINE: May 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: PEZINOK, Slovakia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the court 2. various of police escorting the suspect leaving the court STORYLINE: The Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, has remanded in custody the man accused of the attempted murder of Prime Minister Robert Fico, court spokeswoman Katarina Kudjakova said on Saturday. The decision is not yet final, the spokeswoman was quoted by the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) as saying. A prosecutor of the General Prosecutor's Office proposed to take into custody the accused, 71-year-old Juraj C., because of his possible escape and due to the risk he might continue his criminal activity, reported the TASR. Fico sustained four gunshot wounds in an attack when he greeted supporters after chairing a government meeting in the central Slovak town of Handlova on Wednesday. He is currently hosp

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SLOVAKIA-COURT-PM-SHOOTING-SUSPECT-PRE-TRIAL DETENTION

(240518) -- BRATISLAVA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A police officer stands guard outside the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, May 18, 2024. The Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, has remanded in custody the man accused of the attempted murder of Prime Minister Robert Fico, court spokeswoman Katarina Kudjakova said on Saturday. The decision is not yet final, the spokeswoman was quoted by the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) as saying. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)

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SLOVAKIA-COURT-PM-SHOOTING-SUSPECT-PRE-TRIAL DETENTION

(240518) -- BRATISLAVA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Police patrol outside the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, May 18, 2024. The Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, has remanded in custody the man accused of the attempted murder of Prime Minister Robert Fico, court spokeswoman Katarina Kudjakova said on Saturday. The decision is not yet final, the spokeswoman was quoted by the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) as saying. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)

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Slovak president-elect visits wounded PM Fico, describing coalition gov't "solid"

STORY: Slovak president-elect visits wounded PM Fico, describing coalition gov't "solid" SHOOTING TIME: May 16, 2024 DATELINE: May 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Slovak president-elect's speech to media 2. various of F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital STORYLINE: Slovak's three-party coalition government is solid, Peter Pellegrini, Slovak president-elect, said Thursday after visiting wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico. One of the deputy prime ministers might temporarily take over the duties of Fico, who was shot Wednesday and is still in critical condition after a surgery at the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital in Banska Bystrica. Pellegrini paid a short visit to Fico Thursday afternoon, saying that he "spoke with Fico for a few minutes" and the prime minister was "really really tired and in a really difficult situation at this moment." There will be "difficult hours and days" in front of Fico and "I told him we stand behind

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SLOVAKIA-BANSKA BYSTRICA-PM-SHOT-HOSPITAL-PRESIDENT-ELECT-VISIT

(240516) -- BANSKA BYSTRICA, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Peter Pellegrini (R), Slovak president-elect, speaks to media at the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on May 16, 2024. Slovak's three-party coalition government is solid, Peter Pellegrini, Slovak president-elect, said Thursday after visiting wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico. (Xinhua/He Canling)

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SLOVAKIA-BANSKA BYSTRICA-PM-SHOT-HOSPITAL-PRESIDENT-ELECT-VISIT

(240516) -- BANSKA BYSTRICA, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Peter Pellegrini (R, front), Slovak president-elect, speaks to media at the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on May 16, 2024. Slovak's three-party coalition government is solid, Peter Pellegrini, Slovak president-elect, said Thursday after visiting wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico. (Xinhua/He Canling)

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SLOVAKIA-BANSKA BYSTRICA-PM-SHOT-HOSPITAL-PRESIDENT-ELECT-VISIT

(240516) -- BANSKA BYSTRICA, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Peter Pellegrini (L), Slovak president-elect, speaks to media at the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on May 16, 2024. Slovak's three-party coalition government is solid, Peter Pellegrini, Slovak president-elect, said Thursday after visiting wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico. (Xinhua/He Canling)

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SLOVAKIA-BANSKA BYSTRICA-PM-SHOT-HOSPITAL-PRESIDENT-ELECT-VISIT

(240516) -- BANSKA BYSTRICA, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Peter Pellegrini, Slovak president-elect, speaks to media at the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on May 16, 2024. Slovak's three-party coalition government is solid, Peter Pellegrini, Slovak president-elect, said Thursday after visiting wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico. (Xinhua/He Canling)

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SLOVAKIA-BANSKA BYSTRICA-PM-SHOT-HOSPITAL

(240516) -- BANSKA BYSTRICA, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Media staff members work outside a hospital in which Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico receives medical treatment, in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on May 16, 2024. The condition of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after the Wednesday shooting is still serious, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak said here Thursday afternoon. (Xinhua/He Canling)

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SLOVAKIA-BANSKA BYSTRICA-PM-SHOT-HOSPITAL

(240516) -- BANSKA BYSTRICA, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Media staff members work outside a hospital in which Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico receives medical treatment, in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on May 16, 2024. The condition of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after the Wednesday shooting is still serious, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak said here Thursday afternoon. (Xinhua/He Canling)

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Slovakia PM In Serious Condition After Shooting

The city - the market square and the place where the assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico took place. Slovakia, Handlova on May 16, 2024. Photo by Rafal Klimkiewicz/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovakia PM In Serious Condition After Shooting

The city - the market square and the place where the assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico took place. Slovakia, Handlova on May 16, 2024. Photo by Rafal Klimkiewicz/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovakia PM In Serious Condition After Shooting

The city - the market square and the place where the assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico took place. Slovakia, Handlova on May 16, 2024. Photo by Rafal Klimkiewicz/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovakia PM In Serious Condition After Shooting

University Hospital with the F.D. Roosevelt Polyclinic, where Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is fighting for his life after being shot in an assassination attempt. Slovakia , Banska Bystrica, Slovakia on May 16, 2024. Photo by Rafal Klimkiewicz/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovakia PM In Serious Condition After Shooting

University Hospital with the F.D. Roosevelt Polyclinic, where Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is fighting for his life after being shot in an assassination attempt. Slovakia , Banska Bystrica, Slovakia on May 16, 2024. Photo by Rafal Klimkiewicz/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovakia PM In Serious Condition After Shooting

The city - the market square and the place where the assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico took place. Slovakia, Handlova on May 16, 2024. Photo by Rafal Klimkiewicz/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovakia PM In Serious Condition After Shooting

The city - the market square and the place where the assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico took place. Slovakia, Handlova on May 16, 2024. Photo by Rafal Klimkiewicz/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovakia PM In Serious Condition After Shooting

The city - the market square and the place where the assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico took place. Slovakia, Handlova on May 16, 2024. Photo by Rafal Klimkiewicz/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovakia PM In Serious Condition After Shooting

The city - the market square and the place where the assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico took place. Slovakia, Handlova on May 16, 2024. Photo by Rafal Klimkiewicz/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovakia PM In Serious Condition After Shooting

University Hospital with the F.D. Roosevelt Polyclinic, where Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is fighting for his life after being shot in an assassination attempt. Slovakia , Banska Bystrica, Slovakia on May 16, 2024. Photo by Rafal Klimkiewicz/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SLOVAKIA-BANSKA BYSTRICA-PM-SHOT-HOSPITAL

(240516) -- BANSKA BYSTRICA, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Media staff work outside a hospital in which Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico receives medical treatment, in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on May 16, 2024. Fico was wounded Wednesday afternoon after attending a government meeting in the town of Handlova, some 150 km northeast of the capital. (Xinhua/He Canling)

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SLOVAKIA-BANSKA BYSTRICA-PM-SHOT-HOSPITAL

(240516) -- BANSKA BYSTRICA, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A journalist works outside a hospital in which Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico receives medical treatment, in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on May 16, 2024. Fico was wounded Wednesday afternoon after attending a government meeting in the town of Handlova, some 150 km northeast of the capital. (Xinhua/He Canling)

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Slovak PM in stable condition after surgery: reports

STORY: Slovak PM in stable condition after surgery: reports SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Bratislava CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the shooting incident STORYLINE: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in stable condition after surgery, local media reported late Wednesday night. According to local media TA3, BBC quoted Slovak Environment Minister Tomas Taraba as saying that the prime minister's life is not in danger. "I was very shocked ... fortunately as far as I know the operation went well -- and I guess in the end he will survive ... he's not in a life threatening situation at this moment," Taraba said. According to Taraba, one shot hit the stomach and the other a joint. Fico was in critical condition while undergoing surgery, Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak said earlier Wednesday evening at a press conference. The attack has been classified as a politically-motivated assassination, accordin

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SLOVAKIA-PM-ROBERT FICO-SHOT

(240515) -- BRUSSELS, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attending the European Union (EU) summit in Brussels, Belgium. Robert Fico is in a life-threatening condition after being shot in Handlova, Slovakia's Trencin region, a post from his social media said Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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Slovakia's Pm Robert Fico Injured In Shooting

File photo - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico address a press conference after their meeting on August 23, 2017 at the Congress palace in Salzburg. - Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot and injured in a shooting in Handlova, Slovakia. Several shots were heard, according to a journalist on the scene. Fico has been taken to hospital. A suspect has been detained. Photo by ELIOT BLONDET/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovakia's Pm Robert Fico Injured In Shooting

File photo - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico pictured ahead of a meeting between heads of state and representatives of agricultural federations, during an extra European council summit, in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday February 1, 2024. - Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot and injured in a shooting in Handlova, Slovakia. Several shots were heard, according to a journalist on the scene. Fico has been taken to hospital. A suspect has been detained. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovakia's Pm Robert Fico Injured In Shooting

File photo - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico address a press conference after their meeting on August 23, 2017 at the Congress palace in Salzburg. - Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot and injured in a shooting in Handlova, Slovakia. Several shots were heard, according to a journalist on the scene. Fico has been taken to hospital. A suspect has been detained. Photo by ELIOT BLONDET/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovakia's Pm Robert Fico Injured In Shooting

File photo - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico pictured ahead of a meeting between heads of state and representatives of agricultural federations, during an extra European council summit, in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday February 1, 2024. - Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot and injured in a shooting in Handlova, Slovakia. Several shots were heard, according to a journalist on the scene. Fico has been taken to hospital. A suspect has been detained. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovakia's Pm Robert Fico Injured In Shooting

File photo - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico address a press conference after their meeting on August 23, 2017 at the Congress palace in Salzburg. - Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot and injured in a shooting in Handlova, Slovakia. Several shots were heard, according to a journalist on the scene. Fico has been taken to hospital. A suspect has been detained. Photo by ELIOT BLONDET/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovakia's Pm Robert Fico Injured In Shooting

File photo - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico address a press conference after their meeting on August 23, 2017 at the Congress palace in Salzburg. - Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot and injured in a shooting in Handlova, Slovakia. Several shots were heard, according to a journalist on the scene. Fico has been taken to hospital. A suspect has been detained. Photo by ELIOT BLONDET/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovak PM pledges support for Hungary in EU

STORY: Slovak PM pledges support for Hungary in EU SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 16, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday pledged his support for Hungary in various fields in the European Union (EU). "I will never agree to punish a country for fighting for its sovereignty. I will never agree with such an attack against Hungary," Fico said during a joint press conference in Budapest alongside his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orban. Fico's support for Hungary comes amidst growing tensions within the EU over immigration, governance, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the role of Brussels in the internal affairs of member states. Fico indicated that Orban could count on his support in Brussels, suggesting a unified front against initiatives that may undermine the sovereignty of their nations. Both the Hungarian and Slovak leaders have expressed reservations about the

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-PM-SLOVAKIA-PM-PRESS CONFERENCE

(240116) -- BUDAPEST, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R, Rear) and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (L, Rear) attend a joint press conference in Budapest, Hungary, on Jan. 16, 2024. Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday pledged his support for Hungary in various fields in the European Union (EU). (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-PM-SLOVAKIA-PM-PRESS CONFERENCE

(240116) -- BUDAPEST, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R, Rear) and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (L, Rear) attend a joint press conference in Budapest, Hungary, on Jan. 16, 2024. Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday pledged his support for Hungary in various fields in the European Union (EU). (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-PM-SLOVAKIA-PM-PRESS CONFERENCE

(240116) -- BUDAPEST, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R, Rear) and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (L, Rear) attend a joint press conference in Budapest, Hungary, on Jan. 16, 2024. Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday pledged his support for Hungary in various fields in the European Union (EU). (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-PM-SLOVAKIA-PM-PRESS CONFERENCE

(240116) -- BUDAPEST, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attends a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (not in the picture) in Budapest, Hungary, on Jan. 16, 2024. Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday pledged his support for Hungary in various fields in the European Union (EU). (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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Ivana Kochanska

Ivana Kochanska, advocate of Tomas Szabo, sits in a courtroom during the trial in Pezinok, Slovakia, on Monday, January 13, 2020. The trial of the four suspects in the case of the murder of reporter Jan Kuciak, which stirred mass anti-government protests in Slovakia and toppled Robert Fico (Smer-SD) as PM in the spring of 2018, started with the reading of the charges at the Special Court in Pezinok. The suspects in this case, which Slovak daily Sme described as the most closely-watched in the country's modern history and one of the largest in terms of the size of evidence, are Marian Kocner, Alena Zsuzsova, Tomas Szabo and Miroslav Marcek. If found guilty in the case, in which Kuciak's fiancee Martina Kusnirova was shot dead along with him, the suspects face up to a life sentence. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Julia Vestenicka

Julia Vestenicka, advocate of Alena Zsuzsova, sits in a courtroom during the trial in Pezinok, Slovakia, on Monday, January 13, 2020. The trial of the four suspects in the case of the murder of reporter Jan Kuciak, which stirred mass anti-government protests in Slovakia and toppled Robert Fico (Smer-SD) as PM in the spring of 2018, started with the reading of the charges at the Special Court in Pezinok. The suspects in this case, which Slovak daily Sme described as the most closely-watched in the country's modern history and one of the largest in terms of the size of evidence, are Marian Kocner, Alena Zsuzsova, Tomas Szabo and Miroslav Marcek. If found guilty in the case, in which Kuciak's fiancee Martina Kusnirova was shot dead along with him, the suspects face up to a life sentence. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Daniel Lipsic

Jan Kuciak's parents advocate Daniel Lipsic in a courtroom during the trial in Pezinok, Slovakia, on Monday, January 13, 2020. The trial of the four suspects in the case of the murder of reporter Jan Kuciak, which stirred mass anti-government protests in Slovakia and toppled Robert Fico (Smer-SD) as PM in the spring of 2018, started with the reading of the charges at the Special Court in Pezinok. The suspects in this case, which Slovak daily Sme described as the most closely-watched in the country's modern history and one of the largest in terms of the size of evidence, are Marian Kocner, Alena Zsuzsova, Tomas Szabo and Miroslav Marcek. If found guilty in the case, in which Kuciak's fiancee Martina Kusnirova was shot dead along with him, the suspects face up to a life sentence. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Julia Vestenicka, Stefan Neszmery

Julia Vestenicka, left, and Stefan Neszmery, advocates of Alena Zsuzsova, sit in a courtroom during the trial in Pezinok, Slovakia, on Monday, January 13, 2020. The trial of the four suspects in the case of the murder of reporter Jan Kuciak, which stirred mass anti-government protests in Slovakia and toppled Robert Fico (Smer-SD) as PM in the spring of 2018, started with the reading of the charges at the Special Court in Pezinok. The suspects in this case, which Slovak daily Sme described as the most closely-watched in the country's modern history and one of the largest in terms of the size of evidence, are Marian Kocner, Alena Zsuzsova, Tomas Szabo and Miroslav Marcek. If found guilty in the case, in which Kuciak's fiancee Martina Kusnirova was shot dead along with him, the suspects face up to a life sentence. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Tomas Szabo

The heavily armed members of Prison Service bring Tomas Szabo into a courtroom ahead of the trial in Pezinok, Slovakia, on Monday, January 13, 2020. The trial of the four suspects in the case of the murder of reporter Jan Kuciak, which stirred mass anti-government protests in Slovakia and toppled Robert Fico (Smer-SD) as PM in the spring of 2018, started with the reading of the charges at the Special Court in Pezinok. The suspects in this case, which Slovak daily Sme described as the most closely-watched in the country's modern history and one of the largest in terms of the size of evidence, are Marian Kocner, Alena Zsuzsova, Tomas Szabo and Miroslav Marcek. If found guilty in the case, in which Kuciak's fiancee Martina Kusnirova was shot dead along with him, the suspects face up to a life sentence. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Marian Kocner

The heavily armed members of Prison Service bring Marian Kocner into a courtroom ahead of the trial in Pezinok, Slovakia, on Monday, January 13, 2020. The trial of the four suspects in the case of the murder of reporter Jan Kuciak, which stirred mass anti-government protests in Slovakia and toppled Robert Fico (Smer-SD) as PM in the spring of 2018, started with the reading of the charges at the Special Court in Pezinok. The suspects in this case, which Slovak daily Sme described as the most closely-watched in the country's modern history and one of the largest in terms of the size of evidence, are Marian Kocner, Alena Zsuzsova, Tomas Szabo and Miroslav Marcek. If found guilty in the case, in which Kuciak's fiancee Martina Kusnirova was shot dead along with him, the suspects face up to a life sentence. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Marian Kocner, Miroslav Marcek

The heavily armed members of Prison Service bring Marian Kocner, right, and Miroslav Marcek, left, into a courtroom ahead of the trial in Pezinok, Slovakia, on Monday, January 13, 2020. The trial of the four suspects in the case of the murder of reporter Jan Kuciak, which stirred mass anti-government protests in Slovakia and toppled Robert Fico (Smer-SD) as PM in the spring of 2018, started with the reading of the charges at the Special Court in Pezinok. The suspects in this case, which Slovak daily Sme described as the most closely-watched in the country's modern history and one of the largest in terms of the size of evidence, are Marian Kocner, Alena Zsuzsova, Tomas Szabo and Miroslav Marcek. If found guilty in the case, in which Kuciak's fiancee Martina Kusnirova was shot dead along with him, the suspects face up to a life sentence. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Marian Kocner

The heavily armed members of Prison Service bring Marian Kocner into a courtroom ahead of the trial in Pezinok, Slovakia, on Monday, January 13, 2020. The trial of the four suspects in the case of the murder of reporter Jan Kuciak, which stirred mass anti-government protests in Slovakia and toppled Robert Fico (Smer-SD) as PM in the spring of 2018, started with the reading of the charges at the Special Court in Pezinok. The suspects in this case, which Slovak daily Sme described as the most closely-watched in the country's modern history and one of the largest in terms of the size of evidence, are Marian Kocner, Alena Zsuzsova, Tomas Szabo and Miroslav Marcek. If found guilty in the case, in which Kuciak's fiancee Martina Kusnirova was shot dead along with him, the suspects face up to a life sentence. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Tomas Szabo

The heavily armed members of Prison Service bring Tomas Szabo into a courtroom ahead of the trial in Pezinok, Slovakia, on Monday, January 13, 2020. The trial of the four suspects in the case of the murder of reporter Jan Kuciak, which stirred mass anti-government protests in Slovakia and toppled Robert Fico (Smer-SD) as PM in the spring of 2018, started with the reading of the charges at the Special Court in Pezinok. The suspects in this case, which Slovak daily Sme described as the most closely-watched in the country's modern history and one of the largest in terms of the size of evidence, are Marian Kocner, Alena Zsuzsova, Tomas Szabo and Miroslav Marcek. If found guilty in the case, in which Kuciak's fiancee Martina Kusnirova was shot dead along with him, the suspects face up to a life sentence. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Jozef Kuciak, Jana Kuciakova

L-R Jozef Kuciak and Jana Kuciakova, parents of murdered journalist Jan Kuciak, are seen in a courtroom during the trial in Pezinok, Slovakia, on Monday, January 13, 2020. The trial of the four suspects in the case of the murder of reporter Jan Kuciak, which stirred mass anti-government protests in Slovakia and toppled Robert Fico (Smer-SD) as PM in the spring of 2018, started with the reading of the charges at the Special Court in Pezinok. The suspects in this case, which Slovak daily Sme described as the most closely-watched in the country's modern history and one of the largest in terms of the size of evidence, are Marian Kocner, Alena Zsuzsova, Tomas Szabo and Miroslav Marcek. If found guilty in the case, in which Kuciak's fiancee Martina Kusnirova was shot dead along with him, the suspects face up to a life sentence. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Zlatica Kusnirova

Zlatica Kusnirova, mother of murdered Martina Kusnirova, speaks to journalists during the trial in Pezinok, Slovakia, on Monday, January 13, 2020. The trial of the four suspects in the case of the murder of reporter Jan Kuciak, which stirred mass anti-government protests in Slovakia and toppled Robert Fico (Smer-SD) as PM in the spring of 2018, started with the reading of the charges at the Special Court in Pezinok. The suspects in this case, which Slovak daily Sme described as the most closely-watched in the country's modern history and one of the largest in terms of the size of evidence, are Marian Kocner, Alena Zsuzsova, Tomas Szabo and Miroslav Marcek. If found guilty in the case, in which Kuciak's fiancee Martina Kusnirova was shot dead along with him, the suspects face up to a life sentence. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)