Court Rejects Defence's Appeal against Acceptance of Charges in Purgatory Case

Bratislava, 9 February (TASR) - The Supreme Court has rejected the defence's complaint against last year's acceptance of the indictment by the Specialised Criminal Court in the Purgatory case, TASR was told by lawyer Marek Para on Monday. "Today, the Supreme Court's resolution rejecting the defence's complaint against the Specialised Criminal Court's ruling was added to the electronic file and will be delivered to the parties in the coming days," stated Para. The Supreme Court ruled on this matter back in December 2025. In 2020, the former National Crime Agency (NAKA) detained several former police officials, including ex-police president Tibor G. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], as part of operation codenamed Purgatory. According to the charges, the group was operating around Nitra businessman Norbert B. At the end of 2021, the prosecutor filed charges against 11 defendants for a total of 20 offenses. am