Slovakia's Audit and Prosecutor Officials Warn of Threats to Independent Oversight

Leaders of Slovakia's Supreme Audit Office (NKÚ) and Special Prosecutor's Office (PMÚ) have issued public warnings about growing pressure threatening their institutional independence. The officials expressed concern about what they describe as a systematic campaign involving intimidation, defamation, scandalization, and legal harassment designed to undermine oversight of public resources. The Special Prosecutor's Office handles major corruption and organized crime cases, while the Supreme Audit Office monitors government spending and financial management. The control institutions argue that weakening their independence would eliminate crucial checks on government power and public resource management. The officials specifically criticized the silence of Prime Minister Robert Fico's government in response to these pressures, questioning who is truly governing the country and in whose interests.