The National Crime Agency (NAKA) detained former prosecutor-general Dobroslav Trnka early on Thursday morning and pressed undisclosed charges against him. The police stated that they would provide more information later. According to the Dennik N daily, the move is connected to a conversation between Trnka and the former finance minister for Smer-SD Jan Počiatek that was video-recorded by crooked businessman Marián Kočner. On the video, which went public in late November, the two discuss a controversial carbon-dioxide emission-quota deal from 2008 and a lawsuit between the state-run lottery and betting company Tipos and a Cyprus-based company called Lemikon, also dating back to 2008 which turned disadvantageous for the state coffers.
Anca Dragu, Photo: TASR
