Slovak Interior Minister Loses Court Battle Over Defamation Case, Faces Major Financial Penalty
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A Slovak court has definitively rejected Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok's attempts to halt an enforcement proceeding that will deduct more than his annual salary from his account. The case stems from a legal dispute with police officers associated with Ján Čurilla, whom Šutaj Eštok compared to Mikuláš Černák, a convicted organized crime figure. Based on a September 10, 2025 ruling by Bratislava IV District Court, the interior minister must apologize to the officers for the comparison. Šutaj Eštok, a member of the ruling Smer-SD party who oversees Slovakia's police force, had unsuccessfully sought to prevent the financial enforcement of the court's decision in the defamation case.