{"id":2166,"date":"2020-04-06T19:55:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T17:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/czechpoints.com\/?p=2166"},"modified":"2020-04-06T19:55:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T17:55:21","slug":"jan-kuciaks-killer-gets-23-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/czechpoints.com\/jan-kuciaks-killer-gets-23-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan Kuciak’s killer gets 23 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The murderer of Slovak journalist J\u00e1n Kuciak<\/a> and his fiance Martina Ku\u0161n\u00edrov\u00e1 was sentenced to 23 years in prison today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miroslav Mar\u010dek pled guilty at the start of the trial to shooting the couple in their home<\/a> in February 2018. The verdict is not final. The prosecutor, who sought a stricter punishment, is appealing the sentence to the Supreme Court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mar\u010dek received a reduced sentence of 23 years. He was facing 25 years to life in prison. The court justified the lighter sentence saying the defendants’ confession helped law enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

37-year-old Marcek is the second of five accused to be sentenced. Last year, Zolt\u00e1n Andrusk\u00f3, who hired Marcek to murder Kuciak, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The court ordered Mar\u010dek to pay damages to Kuciak’s parents EUR 140,000 and Ku\u0161n\u00edrov\u00e1’s mother EUR 70,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to Marcek’s guilty plea, the trial was limited to evidence for determining his sentence. In January, Mar\u010dek pleaded guilty not only to the murders of Kuciak and Ku\u0161n\u00edrov\u00e1 but also to the 2016 murder of businessman Peter Molnar. Molnar’s murder became part of the indictment in Kuciak’s case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prosecutor sought a sentence of 25 years in prison for Mar\u010dek. The defense, on the other hand, suggested a reduction of the sentence. Ku\u0161n\u00edrov\u00e1’s mother’s lawyer argued that Mare\u010dek should be sentenced to life imprisonment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Slovak media reported Marcek’s testimony contradicted the evidence. Police initially identified Mar\u010dek’s cousin and Tom\u00e1\u0161 Szab\u00f3 as the murderers. Mar\u010dek testified that former policeman Szab\u00f3 was the getaway driver in the murders of Kuciak and Molnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcek’s trial took place under strict security measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only three Slovak media outlets were in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The indictment says Marian Ko\u010dner<\/a> ordered Kuciak killed for writing<\/a> about his criminal activities. Alena Zsuzsova arranged the murder with Andrusk\u00f3, who hired Szabo, who worked with Mar\u010dek. Ko\u010dner, Szab\u00f3, and Zsuzs claim they are innocent. Their trial will start next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan Kuciak’s murder prompted the biggest demonstrations in Slovakia<\/a> since the fall of communism in 1989. It also spawned a political crisis<\/a> leading to Prime Minister Robert Fico<\/a>‘s resignation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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