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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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Marian Kocner

FILE The heavily armed members of Prison Service bring Marian Kocner into a courtroom ahead of the trial in Pezinok, Slovakia, January 13, 2020. A Slovak court found guilty only one of the three remaining defendants, Tomas Szabo, in the case of the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova, while the suspected crime mastermind, businessman Marian Kocner, was acquitted on Thursday, September 3, 2020. Along with Kocner, who was suspected of having ordered the murder, the court acquitted Alena Zsuzsova, the suspected crime mediator. The trial is the most closely watched case in Slovakia's modern history. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Zuzana Caputova, Emma Caputova, Lea Caputova

Slovak President Zuzana Caputova, center, and her daughters Emma Caputova (green coat) and Lea Caputova (right) come to vote during the Slovak general election in Pezinok, Slovakia, on February 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Zuzana Caputova

Slovak President Zuzana Caputova, left, speaks to journalists after her vote during the Slovak general election in Pezinok, Slovakia, on February 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Zuzana Caputova, Emma Caputova, Lea Caputova

Slovak President Zuzana Caputova, center, and her daughters Emma Caputova (green coat) and Lea Caputova (behind Emma) come to vote during the Slovak general election in Pezinok, Slovakia, on February 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Zuzana Caputova

Slovak President Zuzana Caputova, right, leaves a polling station after her vote during the Slovak general election in Pezinok, Slovakia, on February 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Slovak general elections

A women comes to vote during the Slovak general election in Pezinok, Slovakia, on February 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Slovak general elections

A man votes during the Slovak general election in Pezinok, Slovakia, on February 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Slovak general elections

A man comes to vote during the Slovak general election in Pezinok, Slovakia, on February 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Slovak general elections

A woman votes during the Slovak general election in Pezinok, Slovakia, on February 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Zuzana Caputova, Emma Caputova, Lea Caputova

Slovak President Zuzana Caputova, center, and her daughters Emma Caputova (green coat) and Lea Caputova (behind Emma) come to vote during the Slovak general election in Pezinok, Slovakia, on February 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Zuzana Caputova

Slovak President Zuzana Caputova, center, speaks to journalists after her vote during the Slovak general election in Pezinok, Slovakia, on February 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Zuzana Caputova, Lea Caputova

Slovak President Zuzana Caputova, center, and her daughter Lea Caputova, right, vote during the Slovak general election in Pezinok, Slovakia, on February 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Zuzana Caputova, Lea Caputova

Slovak President Zuzana Caputova, center, and her daughter Lea Caputova, right, vote during the Slovak general election in Pezinok, Slovakia, on February 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Zuzana Caputova

Slovak President Zuzana Caputova votes during the Slovak general election in Pezinok, Slovakia, on February 29, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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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)

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Alena Zsuzsova

Members of Prison Service bring Alena Zsuzsova 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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Stefan Neszmery

Stefan Neszmery, advocate of Alena Zsuzsova, speaks to journalists in front of 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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Stefan Neszmery

Stefan Neszmery, advocate of Alena Zsuzsova, speaks to journalists in front of 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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Trial of four suspects in Kuciak's murder case starts in Slovakia

A part of the court files is 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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Trial of four suspects in Kuciak's murder case starts in Slovakia

A part of the court files is 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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Trial of four suspects in Kuciak's murder case starts in Slovakia

A worker of court brings a part of the court files in a courtroom for 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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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, is 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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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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Marek Para

Marek Para, advocate of entrepreneur Marian Kocner, prepares in a courtroom for 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, is 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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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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Miroslav Marcek

The heavily armed members of Prison Service bring Miroslav Marcek 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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Miroslav Marcek

The heavily armed members of Prison Service bring Miroslav Marcek 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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Miroslav Marcek

The heavily armed members of Prison Service bring Miroslav Marcek 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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Alena Zsuzsova

Members of Prison Service bring Alena Zsuzsova 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, Miroslav Marcek

The heavily armed members of Prison Service bring Tomas Szabo, center, and Miroslav Marcek, right, 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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Alena Zsuzsova

Members of Prison Service bring Alena Zsuzsova 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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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)