Žilinka: Too early for any bid for Prosecutor-General

Prosecutor of the Special Prosecutor's Office (USP) Maroš Žilinka declined to comment on whether he is interested in applying for the post of Prosecutor-General. "I find it premature to comment at this stage," Žilinka told TASR press agency on Monday. His name has been floated as one of the potential candidates to replace outgoing Prosecutor-General Jaromír Cižnar, whose term is due to expire in June. Žilinka, along with prosecutor Peter Šufliarsky and lawyer Daniel Lipšic, was the target of a planned hit, by the same team that stands accused of organizing and executing the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak two years ago. The price for Žilinka's murder was set at €70,000. The putative motive for the planned murder was Žilinka's work.