Police Corps President Maskarova Undergoes Hearing in Parliament

Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - Nearly ten months after being installed as acting Police Corps President by Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD), Jana Maskarova underwent a hearing in front of the parliamentary defence and security committee on Monday as a legal prerequisite for her formal appointment. The interior minister said he would appoint Maskarova to the post on Tuesday (21 October). In January this year, she replaced the former Police Corps president Lubomir Solak. Maskarova outlined as her priorities stabilising the Police Corps and ensuring transparency. According to her, modernisation of the Police Corps will also require upgrading IT systems and equipment. "We are facing many challenges," said Maskarova, adding that a new logo is also in the works. According to her, there has been a lack of broader strategic planning in the Police Corps in the long term. In response to a question from MPs, Maskarova rejected claims by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) that the Police Corps had selectively investigated cases from 2020 to 2023. "It may seem that a certain investigation case did not take as long as some other case that had commenced earlier, but every investigation case is unique," she added. jrg