PS: President Pellegrini Failed by Signing Criminal Code Amendment

Bratislava 23 December (TASR) - By signing the amendment to the Criminal Code into law on Tuesday, President Peter Pellegrini failed, opposition's Progressive Slovakia (PS) party declared on the same day. The president had the option to stand on the side of the people, the general public and experts, but instead chose the side of the mafia, PS claimed. "He signed the destruction of cooperating witnesses and the criminalisation of the opposition. We must win the fight for democracy without him. We are filing a motion with the Constitutional Court, where we also seek a suspension of the effectiveness of this scandalous amendment. We will defend a free, democratic Slovakia together with the people and our partners in the opposition," the party wrote. President Peter Pellegrini signed the amendment to the Penal Code. He claims that full responsibility for the wording of the amendment and for this decision lies with the government that agreed to such a proposal and with the parliamentary majority that approved it. mf