Alena Zsuzsová, accused of intermediating the murder of the journalist Ján Kuciak, once again used her right to remain silent in court. On Wednesday she did so despite the fact that on the first day of the trial (January 13) she stated that she would provide her testimony later. One of the things Zsuzsová stated on Wednesday is that she cannot comment on the murder, as she only knows about it from the media and the criminal file.
Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová were shot dead at their home in February 2018. According to the indictment, crooked businessman Marian Kocner ordered the murder after being annoyed by the journalist's reporting on his shady business deals. The crew of Tomas Szabo and Miroslav Marček - a former policeman and soldier respectively - carried out the murder. Kočner's friend Alena Zsuzsova commissioned the crew via Zoltan Andruskó, who has already been sentenced to 15 years in prison after entering a plea bargain. Both Zsuzsova and Kočner have pleaded not guilty. Marček has admitted that he shot the two victims. The four accused face between 25 years and life in prison if found guilty.
The trial will continue on February 3. You can learn more on this topic in Monday's edition of Slovakia Today.
