Police investigate tip-off that allowed suspect to evade arrest by anti-corruption unit

Slovakia's police inspection service is investigating whether someone warned a suspect before anti-corruption officers attempted to detain them, allowing the individual to avoid arrest. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (ÚBOK), which handles major corruption and organized crime cases, had planned to apprehend the suspect but the operation failed when the person appeared to have advance knowledge of the planned detention. Investigators are now examining whether multiple criminal offenses may have been committed in connection with the apparent leak of information about the planned arrest operation.