By the resolution of the Supreme Court (NS) of the Slovak Republic from February 12, which concerned by keeping Daniel Bombic, accused of extremism, in custody, his fundamental right to personal freedom according to the constitution and the right to freedom and security according to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms were violated. This was decided by the Constitutional Court (ÚS) of the Slovak Republic, which at the same time annulled the resolution of the National Assembly.
- The decision of the Supreme Court from the twelfth of February violated Bombica’s right to freedom.
- The Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic annulled the relevant decision of the Supreme Court in its entirety.
- The Senate of the Constitutional Court decided on May 20th at a closed session in Košice.
- The Supreme Court has to reimburse Daniel Bombica for the costs of approximately one thousand five hundred euros.
- Daniel Bombic has been under arrest for extremism since April 2025.
The Constitutional Court decided on the complainant’s constitutional complaint in a senate composed of the chairman Miroslav Duriš and judges Jana Baricová and Miloš Maďar at a closed session of the senate on May 20. According to information from the ÚS, the NS is obliged to compensate the complainant for the costs of the proceedings in the amount of approximately 1,500 euros. The Constitutional Court did not comply with the remaining part of the constitutional complaint.
The defendant Daniel Bombic has been in custody since April 2025. In March of this year, the Specialized Criminal Court (ŠTS) in Pezinok wrongfully convicted him of several extremist crimes. On April 7, the NS SR released him from custody to freedom.
