Former Mayor of Ďurďoš Convicted of Corruption, Receives Suspended Sentence
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A Slovak court convicted a former mayor of Ďurďoš of corruption and sentenced him to a suspended prison term along with a 20,000-euro fine. The ex-mayor was found guilty of accepting a 90,000-euro bribe in exchange for facilitating the allocation of land parcels for residential construction. The case represents part of Slovakia's ongoing efforts to prosecute corruption at the municipal level, where local officials have significant influence over land development and construction permits.