Slovakian journalist investigating claims of tax fraud linked to ruling party shot dead

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Slovakian journalist investigating claims of tax fraud linked to ruling party shot dead

February 28th, 2018

Awake Goy

A journalist investigating alleged tax fraud involving businessmen connected to Slovakia’s ruling party has been found murdered alongside his girlfriend.

Ján Kuciak, 27, and his fiancee, Martina Kušnírová, were discovered shot dead in the home they shared after worried relatives alerted police, saying it had been a week since they had heard from the couple.

Slovakia’s most senior police officer, Tibor Gašpar, told reporters the murders “likely have something to do with [Kuciak’s] investigative activities”.

The two bodies were found on Sunday evening in the town of Vel’ka Mača, east of the capital, Bratislava. Gašpar said the reporter was shot in the chest and Kušnírová in the head. He said they were thought to have been killed between Thursday and Sunday. There were signs that Kušnírová had tried to hide from her killer.

A €1m reward for information on the perpetrators has been made available by the Slovak government.