Trial of Former Slovak Police Chief Hears Testimony From Two Witnesses

Two witnesses testified in the ongoing criminal trial of Peter K., the former head of Slovakia's national police force. One witness, a former member of the Oblúk investigative team, told the court that he participated in the detention of a suspect identified as Csaba D. during an operation conducted under the Oblúk project. He also testified that Diana Santusová, who led the Oblúk investigative team, was present at the scene during the operation. Oblúk was a specialized police unit tasked with investigating serious crimes, and its activities have become the subject of legal scrutiny amid broader investigations into alleged abuses of power within Slovak law enforcement. The case against the former police chief is part of a wider wave of prosecutions targeting senior figures in the Slovak security and justice sectors that followed a change in government.