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Slovakia grapples with murdered journalist's last story
Source: BBC
Slovakia grapples with murdered journalist's last story
By Rob Cameron
BBC News, Bratislava
28 February 2018
The headline reads: "Italian Mafia In Slovakia; Its Tentacles Reach As Far As Politics".
It sits at the top of Jan Kuciak's final, unfinished article, published at midnight not just on his own news site - aktuality.sk - but, symbolically, by a number of others.
The young investigative reporter and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova were found shot dead in their home on Sunday; the first killing of a journalist in Slovakia's history.
The attack, which police say bears all the hallmarks of a contract killing, has left the country reeling.
Kuciak's last article - published posthumously - alleges links between the Italian mafia and figures close to the Prime Minister, Robert Fico.
-snip-
By Rob Cameron
BBC News, Bratislava
28 February 2018
The headline reads: "Italian Mafia In Slovakia; Its Tentacles Reach As Far As Politics".
It sits at the top of Jan Kuciak's final, unfinished article, published at midnight not just on his own news site - aktuality.sk - but, symbolically, by a number of others.
The young investigative reporter and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova were found shot dead in their home on Sunday; the first killing of a journalist in Slovakia's history.
The attack, which police say bears all the hallmarks of a contract killing, has left the country reeling.
Kuciak's last article - published posthumously - alleges links between the Italian mafia and figures close to the Prime Minister, Robert Fico.
-snip-
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43226567
