Lucansky: Co-ordination Between Investigator and Supervising Prosecutor Failed

Bratislava, January 22 (TASR) - I agree with Prosecutor-general Jaromir Ciznar that co-ordination between the investigator and the supervising prosecutor failed, Police Corps President Milan Lucansky said on Wednesday in connection with the case of former prosecutor-general Dobroslav Trnka. However, he pointed out, this does not change the fact that the investigator proceeded in accordance with the Criminal Code and to the best of his belief. "I've already announced in other cases that I'm ready to explain the steps of the police, if it doesn't intervene in the investigation. I'm not bothered if the president or the premier want information that is important to calm the public. However, having consulted the investigator I myself will consider how and what I'll tell them," said Lucansky. "For the time being, I can say concerning Dobroslav Trnka's case only that the investigator received a resolution from the prosecutor on the revocation of the charges. The former prosecutor-general Trnka was arrested by the National Crime Agency (NAKA) in his house in Hamuliakovo (Bratislava region) last week. The former chief prosecutor was allegedly charged because of his conversation with finance minister for Smer-SD Jan Pociatek concerning the Lemikon case. Trnka was released the next day. The release was ordered by a USP prosecutor. The charge itself was dropped on Tuesday (January 21). Following Trnka's release, President Zuzana Caputova announced that she would invite to the Presidential Palace both the incumbent prosecutor-general and Police Corps President Milan Lucansky. am/mcs