Six Years After Operation Storm, No Judges Definitively Convicted

Six years have passed since Operation Storm, a major anti-corruption investigation targeting Slovak judges, yet no judge has received a final conviction, according to the head of the Judicial Council. The Judicial Council chairwoman highlighted the negative aspects of the case, which has failed to produce definitive legal outcomes despite the significant police operation. Operation Storm was launched in 2018 as a sweeping investigation into alleged corruption within Slovakia's judiciary, involving raids and arrests of multiple judges and court officials. The lack of final convictions raises questions about the effectiveness of the country's efforts to combat judicial corruption and restore public trust in the court system.