President Pellegrini Dismisses Judge of Bratislava Regional Court

Bratislava, 24 October (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini has dismissed a judge of the Regional Court in Bratislava, the President's Office's communications department told TASR on Friday, adding that he decided to do so under his constitutional powers on the basis of disciplinary decisions of the Supreme Administrative Court (NSS). According to information available to TASR, the case concerns Milan Chalupka. "The individual disciplinary decisions received show that the judge has been legally found guilty of committing an act incompatible with the performance of judicial duties," said the communications department. In early July, the Supreme Administrative Court rejected Milan Chalupka's appeal against his dismissal as a judge. The decision is final. His lawyer Rastislav Palovic announced that he would soon be dismissed from his post of judge by President Pellegrini. He also said that they respected the decision, but he expected his client to appeal to the Constitutional Court. Last October, NSS debenched Chalupka over his failure to submit a property declaration in line with the law. The court's senate also found the judge guilty of violating the judicial code of ethics and not explaining the origin of his property in a trustworthy fashion. am/df