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Verdict Expected in Case of Journalist Murder That Rocked Slovakia

Reuters

   PRAGUE - A Slovak court is expected to rule Thursday on whether an
   influential businessman ordered the murder of an investigative
   journalist, in a case that prompted mass street protests and led to the
   reshaping of the country's political landscape.

   The killing of Jan Kuciak, 27, and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova forced
   then prime minister and longtime leader Robert Fico to step down, and
   ushered in a new government in March this year whose main election
   promise was to clean up sleaze.

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