News digest: Slovak immigration authorities have improved a lot since 2006
Rules for collusive custody change following compromise. Junior coalition party on the verge of a breakup. (Source: SME.sk / Hej,ty)
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Good evening. This is the Thursday, May 27, 2021 edition of Today in Slovakia. Learn about the day s news in less than 5 minutes.
In today s digest
Boris Kollár (l) and Mária Kolíková (r) announce the changes to collusive custody. (Source: SITA)
The amendment to the law on pretrial custody will change after a week-long quarrel between Justice Minister Mária Kolíková (Za Ľudí) and Speaker of Parliament Boris Kollár (Sme Rodina). The cabinet has okayed the proposal authored by Kolíková.
New rules for crossing borders become effective. Confidential intelligence report leaked online. More countries will recognise Slovak vaccination certificates. Meteorologists warn against low temperatures. Find more news in the May 31, 2021 digest.
Secret meeting of top state officials hints at a problem in the police
The most powerful officials in the state have met in a special room at the premises of the intelligence service.
Vladimír Pčolinský being taken into custody. (Source: SME)
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It was not about the ongoing investigation of criminal cases, say Slovakia s top constitutional officials. A group of the most powerful people in the state secretly met in the headquarters of the Slovak Information Service (SIS) at a time when the leadership of the National Criminal Agency and the SIS were falling apart following a series of arrests that also landed several oligarchs and judges in custody.