'Slovakia' Party Unveils Another Poll Question on Restoring USP and NAKA

Bratislava, 17 February (TASR) - The opposition 'Slovakia' party on Tuesday presented another question as part of a poll on its Prevrat2027.sk (Coup2027) website, asking people whether they would agree to the re-establishment of the National Crime Agency (NAKA) and the Special Prosecutor's Office (USP). The party argues that these are key institutions for the protection of justice. It claims that the government abolished NAKA and USP only to help "its own people" who had been charged or even convicted of serious criminal offences. "The level of prosecution of corruption in Slovakia today is, even according to Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka, who can no longer look on in silence, in a catastrophic state," said former interior minister (2020-23) and MP Roman Mikulec ('Slovakia'-For the People) at a press conference. "Public security in Slovakia is deteriorating every day. Crime is increasing, foreign criminal groups are beginning to establish themselves here. We hear about gangsters moving here from abroad who burgle flats, houses and cottages and threaten the people of Slovakia on the streets," stated Mikulec. Therefore, the party wants to ask people whether they agree to re-instating NAKA and USP "with the aim of effectively combating corruption and serious crime". According to 'Slovakia', these institutions had the greatest merit in dismantling criminal groups in the history of the independent Slovakia. NAKA was dissolved in September 2024 and was replaced by three institutions - the Office for the Fight against Organised Crime (UBOK), the National Anti-Drug Unit and the Counter-Terrorism Centre. Parliament decided to abolish USP in March 2024. Prosecutors of the former USP were assigned to individual departments of the Prosecutor-General's Office. Since October 2025, the 'Slovakia' party has been publishing a monthly question on its website concerning a specific proposed solution for the country, asking people to vote on them. It plans to continue doing this until the next parliamentary elections and intends to transform the solutions that gain support into legislative changes under a new government. mf/df