Slovaks Renew Street Protests on Anniversary of Reporter's Death
- Kuciak’s death threw light on links between business, politics
- Premier Pellegrini sees visible progress in investigation
People attend a protest named on Feb. 21, in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Photographer: Vladimir Simicek/AFP via Getty ImagesTens of thousands of Slovaks took to the streets in renewed anti-government rallies on the one-year anniversary of the execution-style murder to protest what they say is little progress in unraveling the net of corruption between politics and business.
Demonstrators filled the main square in Bratislava, the capital, and other cities across the country to commemorate the journalist, Jan Kuciak, who was killed with his girlfriend in his western Slovak home. His death threw the spotlight on links between shady businessmen and top echelons in politics, triggering the largest protests since the fall of communism in 1989 and leading to the resignation of then-Prime Minister Robert Fico.