Dobroslav Trnka

Dobroslav Trnka (born November 9, 1963 in Skalica ) is a former prosecutor general of the Republic of Slovakia .

Trnka completed his studies in 1987 at the Comenius University in Bratislava as JUDr. from. From 1989 he was an investigator at the Military Prosecutor's Office in Bratislava. Between 1999 and 2004 the lawyer was Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Slovakia . In 2004, Trnka was elected Attorney General. Most recently, the lawyer was an ordinary public prosecutor.

On January 16, 2020, Trnka was arrested by a special unit because he was being investigated into corruption . Trnka is suspected of having abused his office. As part of the investigation into the Kuciak murder case , audio and video recordings were confiscated which, if they are genuine, show that Trnka is receiving orders from Marián Kočner . The public prosecutor prevented an investigation against Kočner. Kočner is one of the main suspects in the Kuciak murder case.

Individual evidence

↑ Dobroslav Trnka. Retrieved January 16, 2020 (Slovak).
↑ ^a ^b Public prosecutor arrested in connection with the murder of journalists. Dobroslav Trnka is accused of abuse of office. He is said to have protected the alleged commissioner of the murder of Ján Kuciak from criminal prosecution in cases of fraud. In: Zeit Online. Zeit Online GmbH, January 16, 2020, accessed on January 16, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Trnka, Dobroslav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Slovak lawyer, Attorney General of the Republic of Slovakia
DATE OF BIRTH	November 9, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	Skalica

[1] Dobroslav Trnka. Retrieved January 16, 2020 (Slovak).

[Zeit201016-2] Public prosecutor arrested in connection with the murder of journalists. Dobroslav Trnka is accused of abuse of office. He is said to have protected the alleged commissioner of the murder of Ján Kuciak from criminal prosecution in cases of fraud. In: Zeit Online. Zeit Online GmbH, January 16, 2020, accessed on January 16, 2020 .