On Tuesday Main hearing with ex -Minister of Justice Gábor Gál. The defendant from taking a bribe, testified before the Specialized Criminal Court (STS) in Pezinok Parliament Exposlane and former chairman of the Most-Híd party Béla Bugár. In his testimony, he did not confirm that the Slovak Land Fund (SPF) was inoperative or blocked at the time mentioned in the indictment, therefore According to him, it is not possible to talk about its unblocking.
However, Bugar ruled out that the defendant would go to coalition councils at a time when nominations for SPF were dealt with. According to Bugar, Gábor Gál began to participate in the coalition councils only when he became Minister of Justice, ie since 2018 and the area he was in charge of. Bugár, therefore, did not see the reason why Gábor Gál would negotiate on matters related to the SPF. At the same time, according to him, the coalition council never resolved conflicts concerning SPF. According to Bugar, Gábor Gál had no influence on the members of the Most-Híd party post. This was stated in connection with the nomination of Boris Brunner as Deputy Director General of the SPF.
The investigator of the National Criminal Agency accused Gábor Gál of receiving a bribe in 2022. According to the indictment, he should have accepted in 2018 A bribe of EUR 50 000 for ensuring that the decision -making processes in the Slovak Land Fund. If he is found guilty, he is punishable by a term of imprisonment of one to five years. The criminal prosecution was stopped against Ladislav K., who was co -defendant in the case of the defense.
