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Slovakia wants to abolish special public prosecutor’s office

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Published: December 6th, 2023,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

The Slovakian Prime Minister, Robert Fico, wants to abolish the special public prosecutor’s office.

The new Slovakian government under left-wing nationalist Prime Minister Robert Fico wants to abolish the country’s special public prosecutor’s office (USP). According to the TASR agency, the cabinet passed a corresponding bill in Bratislava on Wednesday. The special public prosecutor’s office deals with high-level corruption cases, among other things, and in the past also concluded the investigation into the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his girlfriend.

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