Suspected mastermind in the murder of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak acquitted
(World News Austria)

The acquittal of suspected mastermind Marian Kočner in the murder of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kušnírová is a major setback for justice and the fight against impunity, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. After a trial lasting six months, the Specialized Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, today found Kočner, a controversial businessman with links to Slovakia`s to political, judicial and security elite, not guilty of ordering Kuciak`s murder. According to the court, while it was established clearly that the murder happened, there was not enough evidence to rule conclusively that Kočner had ordered the...