Grendel: Calling for Zmeko's Dismissal Pointless Political Attack

Bratislava, 8 February (TASR) - The request to dismiss Chief-of-General-Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces Daniel Zmeko is a pointless political attack, opposition MP Gabor Grendel ('Slovakia' party - For the People) said on Sunday in reaction to the junior governing Slovak National Party (SNS), which has called for Zmeko's dismissal. "The chief of the General Staff is really not to blame for the fact that politicians from Smer-SD, Voice-SD and SNS have been misleading their voters for many years. It is therefore ridiculous to demand Daniel Zmeko's dismissal because neither the police, nor the prosecution service see anything illegal in donating military equipment to Ukraine," stated Grendel. He also pointed to the fact that Zmeko's term of office will expire in May of this year. SNS on Saturday (7 February) called for Zmeko's dismissal from the post of Chief-of-General-Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces, appealing to Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to submit the proposal to President Peter Pellegrini. The call was related to the dropping of criminal proceedings in the case of the donation of MiG-29 fighters and the S-300 missile defence system. ko