Corruption, Cover-Ups and a President Accuses the Government
- Slovak president says ‘state mafia’ covered up criminality
- Allegations stem from report compiled by intelligence service
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Slovakia’s president said top officials have for a decade covered up for organized crime, increasing pressure on a government that’s already facing public discontent over the murder of an investigative reporter eight months ago.
The small European Union country is enduring a turbulent year after the execution-style killing of the journalist and his fiancee, which triggered the largest street protests since the fall of Communism and led to a government shuffle. President Andrej Kiska, a foe of former veteran Premier Robert Fico, said an intelligence-service report he commissioned showed schemes in which EU funds worth tens of millions of euros were misappropriated without any investigation.