Second anniversary since murder of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak

Several commemorative events are planned on the occasion of the second anniversary of the murders of investigative reporter Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová.

The couple was shot to death in late February 2018 in their house in Veľká Mača (Trnava Region).

Slovak The Spectator reports that For a Decent Slovakia initiative organised the gatherings for February 21 under the “For Ján and Martina, for a decent country” motto. They will take place in more than 50 places across Slovakia and also abroad.

Members of the diplomatic community in Bratislava gathered near the Church of the Visitation of Virgin Mary on SNP Square to commemorate the second anniversary of the murders of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová.

Marián Kočner, Alena Zsuzsová, Tomáš Szabó and Miroslav Marček have since been charged in the murder case and have been on trial since January 13, 2020. Zoltán Andruskó, who admitted to having acted as the middleman between those who ordered the murder and those who executed it, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on December 30, 2019, in a separate proceeding.

The Spectator