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A Murder That Changed a Nation

January 24, 2023

Slovakian investigative journalist Ján Kuciak was murdered along with his fiancée in 2018. Kuciak had been working on uncovering links between state leadership and criminal networks.

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Mordfall Jan Kuciak und Martina Kusnirova
Image: Svancara Petr/CTK/dpa/picture alliance

The murders sparked nationwide demonstrations, followed by investigations.

Dokumentation Der Fall Ján Kuciak - Journalistenmord in der Slowakei
Image: Mediawan

The murder of Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová on February 26, 2018, near Bratislava, Slovakia, sent the country into turmoil.

Dokumentation Der Fall Ján Kuciak - Journalistenmord in der Slowakei
Image: Mediawan

Ján Kuciak’s investigations into corruption and oligarchy in a supposedly well-functioning democracy were published after his death. They eventually led to the fall of Prime Minister Robert Fico's government. 

But the question remains: Was it really this work that made Ján Kuciak a target? 

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