Specialised Criminal Court

The May 19 ruling follows two previous verdicts in the case of the young couple killed in Veľká Mača, western Slovakia, on February 21, 2018: a 2020 verdict acquitted Kočner and Zsuzsová, though a year later the Supreme Court cancelled what it termed the premature and flawed decision, and ordered the Specialised Criminal Court to retry the case.

Marian Kocner arrives accompanied by an escort for the sentencing in the case of the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kuñírová at the Specialized Criminal Court (TS) in Pezinok on Friday May 19, 2023. PHOTO TASR - Jaroslav Novák

The ruthless double murder of two innocent people on February 21, 2018, triggered the largest wave of anti-government protests in Slovakia's modern history.

The trial on the collapse of the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) in Bulgaria is expected to move forward and begin examination of evidence.

Yet again, the Specialised Criminal Court failed to launch the trial for the terrorist attack in Sarafovo. Again, the reason was that not all Israeli citizens who were injured in the attack were informed that they can constitute themselves as parties in the trial.

For the second time, the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC) could not launch the trial for the terrorist attack at the Sarafovo Airport in Burgas.

Five Israeli tourists and the Bulgarian bus driver died during the attack, while 38 people were injured.

Employees of the Border Police Chief Directorate have arrested an organised criminal group for human trafficking, reported the directorate.

Fifty-year old V.M. and two women - R.P. and A.T. from Sofia have been detained.

The Specialised Criminal Court will review the arrest of the 21-year old man detained over terrorism charges.

Ivan Zahariev was detained in Sofia two days ago, reported bTV. According to the investigating officers, the young man was learning to shoot with a gun and a Kalashnikov rifle.

Zahariev was born in Vietnam. He has dual citizenship - Bulgarian and Australian.