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By Albin Sybera Slovakia’s liberal president Zuzana Caputova warned that changes in the criminal legislation put forward by the populist leftist cabinet of Robert Fico are not compatible with the constitution, during an address to the Slovak National Council (parliament) on January 18. The sweeping legislative changes, which the government is trying to push through in an express procedure, would dismantle the Special Prosecution Office, which oversees serious crimes, weaken penalties for corruption, and weaken protection for whistleblowers. The European Parliament passed a resolution earlier t…

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