(ANSA-AP) - BRATISLAVA, 14 MAR - Slovakia's police say they
have charged a suspect with ordering the slaying of an
investigative reporter and his fiancee, a case that brought down
the Slovak government.
Police didn't immediately name the suspect, but state
prosecutors are planning a news conference later Thursday.
Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova were shot to death in their
home on Feb. 21, 2018. Slovak authorities believe it was a
contract killing linked to Kuciak's work. He was investigating
possible government corruption and ties between politicians and
Italian mobsters. Four suspects have been charged but the
mastermind was believed to be still at large.
The killings triggered major street protests and a political
crisis that led to the dismissal of the national police chief
and the government's collapse. (ANSA-AP).
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