Prosecutor-General Zilinka Objects to Statements Made by Premier Fico

Bratislava, 7 February (TASR) - Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka has responded on social media to statements made by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on STVR's politics programme 'Sobotne dialogy' (Saturday Dialogues), describing them as harsh personal attacks and slander. "I express my regret over the inappropriate, factually and professionally unfounded personal attacks and accusations by the premier," wrote Zilinka, emphasising that nothing will ever be more important to him than the rule of law and its protection. Fico stated that Zilinka is stepping in politics and has lost the government's trust. The premier believes that Zilinka has decided to enter the arena in the context of the upcoming parliamentary election. The prime minister also responded to Zilinka's statements this week that corruption in Slovakia ceased to be investigated last year, claiming that the prosecutor's office is in charge of criminal prosecution, which is failing, and Zilinka is blaming other people. "It's exactly the same as if Transport Minister Jozef Raz [a Smer-SD nominee] held a grandiose press conference and accused Justice Minister Boris Susko [Smer-SD] of not building bridges," he noted. am