Former Anti-Corruption Chief Warns Major Bribery Case Could Collapse Under New Legal Amendments

A former senior anti-corruption official has warned that a major bribery case involving two high-profile suspects could collapse if proposed amendments to Slovakia's criminal procedure code are approved. Ľubomír Daňko, who previously headed the Očistec (Purgatory) working group that investigated corruption in law enforcement, said the amendments could render key witnesses unusable in the case against former police chief Tibor Gašpar and businessman Norbert Bödör. The case centers on allegations of massive bribery, with all participants except Gašpar and Bödör agreeing that such corruption occurred. If the proposed legal changes classify cooperating witnesses as unusable informants, Daňko warned the entire case could fall apart, potentially allowing the two main suspects to escape prosecution.