Eastern Slovakia Court Corruption Case Returns to First Instance Court for Tuesday Hearing

A major corruption case involving eastern Slovakia's courts has been returned to a first-instance court for renewed proceedings, with hearings scheduled to begin Tuesday. The case, which involves allegations of corruption within the regional court system in eastern Slovakia, will also have additional proceedings scheduled for April. The return to first-instance level indicates that higher courts have overturned or remanded previous rulings, requiring the case to be reheard from the beginning in the lower court system.