The Municipal Court Bratislava I will start deciding on the proposal of the prosecutor’s office to take the pair of accused police officers into custody on Thursday from 6:00 p.m. The closed session of the court should then begin with the questioning of the accused. This follows from the information provided to TASR by Pavol Adamčiak, the spokesman for the Bratislava courts. The police officers are accused of obstruction of justice.
The proposal of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Bratislava to take the accused into custody was delivered to the Municipal Court Bratislava I on Wednesday, December 4 in the morning. The case was originally assigned to Judge Iveta Wilantová, but she was removed from the case due to possible bias.
Since substitute judge for preliminary proceedings Zuzana Bartalská delivered a certificate of incapacity for work to the court management, judge Ján Golian will decide on the motion for custody. According to the work schedule of the Municipal Court Bratislava I for the year 2024, he is a substitute judge in the second row to the original judge, informed the spokesperson of the court.
At the beginning of the week, the police officers of RM and BD were accused by the investigator of the Office of the Inspection Service of obstruction of justice. They should have committed the act while working in the former National Criminal Agency (NAKA). Both were also restricted in their personal freedom. In addition to the police officers, the investigator also charged a civilian with the criminal offense of obstruction of justice. The prosecutor suggests remanding them for fear of possible influencing of witnesses and co-accused. According to the defense attorney of the accused policemen, Petr Kubina, their prosecution is unjustified.
