Key witness Andruskó appears without mask for first time in Kuciak murder trial

Zoltán Andruskó, a crucial witness in the murder case of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová, appeared in court without his face covered for the first time during proceedings in Pezinok on Tuesday. Andruskó told the court he was afraid because authorities had suddenly prohibited him from hiding his face under a mask, which he had been allowed to do in previous hearings. The trial continues to examine the 2018 murders of Kuciak and Kušnírová, as well as alleged orders to kill prosecutors. Kuciak was an investigative journalist who reported on corruption and organized crime before he and his fiancée were shot dead at their home, a case that triggered massive anti-government protests and led to the resignation of then-Prime Minister Robert Fico.