35.6 C
Delhi
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Over 60,000 people took part in anti-govt rallies in Slovakia

Date:

Share post:

Donate-GC-Razorpay

Bratislava: More than 60,000 people in different cities of Slovakia took part in protests against the plans of the government of Robert Fico to carry out a large-scale reform of criminal legislation, which implies mitigation of punishment for some crimes and dissolution of the special prosecutor’s office, Slovak publication SME reported.

According to the report, 30,000 people in Bratislava were joined by thousands of opponents of government intervention in criminal policy in 29 cities across Slovakia.

The rallies began in early December 2023 after Fico announced reforms, which include reducing sentences for financial crimes and abolishing the special prosecutor’s office that handles crimes such as corruption, abuse of power, terrorism and extremism.

The opposition claimed the government wanted to stop investigations into politically sensitive cases by shutting the office, while Fico said the unit repeatedly violated human rights in its investigations. Slovak President Zuzana Caputova criticized the reforms and said she would block them.

In January, the European Parliament passed a resolution questioning Slovakia’s criminal code revision, amid concerns over the rule of law in the country and various “worrying reform proposals.”

Related articles

Goa Is Not Falling, Goa Is Rising Differently – Go Goa 365 Days

Don’t fall for the negative stories about falling numbers of Goan tourists even though my good friend Tehseen...

TDB backs India’s first 240V electric motorcycle platform

New Delhi: Aligning with the government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat mission, the Technology Development Board (TDB) under the Department of...

Ireland-India Economic Advisory Panel Launched in Dublin

In a significant effort to boost ties of trade, investment, entrepreneurship, and innovation between India and Ireland, a...

Microsoft seizes 338 websites to disrupt ongoing ‘RaccoonO365’ phishing service

New Delhi: Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has disrupted RaccoonO365 the fastest-growing tool used by cybercriminals to steal...