PS Files Criminal Motion Concerning Connections between Epstein and Slovakia

Bratislava, 3 February (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party is filing a criminal motion regarding the connections between American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Slovakia, explaining this by stating that published communications contain messages involving Slovak nationals or people who were in Slovakia at the time, PS MPs stated at a briefing in front of the Prosecutor-General's Office on Tuesday. Epstein himself also visited the country, and the documents are said to contain hundreds of reports about Slovak victims of sexual abuse. "Although Jeffrey Epstein is dead, his entire network of disgusting perverts has still been operating. We believe that these individuals should face justice. Conversely, the victims in Slovakia should also see justice done," said MP Beata Jurik (PS). Jurik added that a resolution in support of Epstein's Slovak sexual-abuse victims will be submitted to a parliamentary plenary session. "This isn't about politics, there is no mention of Miroslav Lajcak, and there is no reason why the 'press conference' fighters for women, as we have seen in recent weeks, shouldn't support it," she emphasised. MP Zuzana Stevulova (PS) called on all women, girls and others who feel that they are victims of Epstein not to be afraid to speak up. "Now is the time for them to come forward, to go to law-enforcement bodies or organisations that provide assistance to victims of sexual abuse and talk about it," she stated. Stevulova also called on the competent authorities to investigate the security clearance of Miroslav Lajcak, a former advisor to Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), and to revoke this clearance if he has it. According to her, Lajcak is a compromised person. Prime Minister Fico on Saturday (31 January) accepted the resignation of his advisor Lajcak, who decided to step down due to his communications with American sex offender Epstein. According to Fico, Lajcak showed himself to be a great diplomat by resigning. Lajcak has repeatedly denied that he knew about or participated in the crimes and suspicions associated with Epstein. The US Department of Justice said on Friday (30 January) that it was disclosing more than three million pages of documents related to the Epstein case. Several prominent public figures have appeared in the files released so far, including US President Donald Trump, former US president Bill Clinton, and billionaire Elon Musk. Epstein committed suicide in prison in New York in 2019. The investigation has revealed that he built an illegal network for providing underage girls to rich people. am/df