SNS Wants Sutaj Estok to Examine Alleged Slovak Citizenship of Karyna Shuliak

Bratislava, 14 February (TASR) - The junior governing Slovak National Party (SNS) has called on Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) to ensure that the widely reported information regarding the alleged Slovak citizenship of Karyna Shuliak, originally from Belarus, is examined and publicly confirmed or refuted, SNS spokesperson Zuzana Skopcova told TASR on Saturday. Shuliak is described as the last partner of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, from whose estate she's reportedly inherited 100 million dollars, 48 diamonds and several properties. If she was not entitled to Slovak citizenship, SNS is wants it to be revoked and responsibility to be drawn against those who helped her obtain it. "We view it as extremely important to examine the veracity of this information. If her Slovak citizenship isn't confirmed, we request the Interior Ministry to officially deny this fact," said the spokesperson. According to SNS, the name of the Slovak Republic must not be unjustifiably associated with negatively perceived, internationally monitored cases. Conversely, should it be confirmed that Shuliak actually does hold Slovak citizenship, SNS views it necessary to thoroughly verify whether competent authorities proceeded in a fully lawful and impartial manner when granting her the citizenship. According to SNS, the State Citizenship Act sets several strict conditions, including the required minimum eight-year period of residence in the Slovak Republic. ko