"The trial of the alleged instigator behind the 2018 killing of Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee, Martina Kusnirova, is set to begin in Slovakia on Monday. It's also the third time that Slovak businessman Marian Kocner, the alleged planner of the attack, will be tried in court in this case. Kuciak had written investigative articles on alleged criminal activities involving Kocner, who had ties to senior politicians, and it is alleged that Kocner gave the order for Kuciak's murder through an associate."
"It was the first such assassination in the country's history and led to major anti-corruption protests that forced the country's prime minister at the time, Robert Fico, who returned to power in 2023, and the chief of police to step down. Three other people involved have already been convicted. But Kocner himself has been tried twice already, and acquitted twice on appeal. The Slovak Supreme Court overturned both acquittals on appeal, which is why Kocner is standing trial again."
The trial of Marian Kocner, accused of planning the 2018 murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova, opens in Slovakia. Kuciak had reported on alleged criminal activities linked to Kocner and senior politicians. The killings sparked major anti-corruption protests that forced the prime minister and the chief of police to resign. Three other defendants have been convicted. Kocner was tried twice and acquitted on appeal both times, but the Slovak Supreme Court overturned those acquittals. Families have waited almost eight years for justice. Observers urge careful, independent examination of all evidence as international attention focuses on Slovakia.
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