Candles and memorial lights beneath the statue of St. John Paul II during a national vigil for Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová in Prešov, Slovakia, March 2018.

Eight Years After Jan Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová Murders, Slovakia Faces Critical Third Trial

By Oliver Money-Kyrle — Eight years after the assassination of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová, the case remains emblematic of rule-of-law concerns within the European Union. Slovakia continues to grapple with a prosecution that reshaped its politics, toppled a government and exposed entrenched networks of corruption.

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