Verdicts in Slovak journalist's murder trial delayed to September


  • World
  • Tuesday, 04 Aug 2020

FILE PHOTO: Documents are stacked inside the courtroom for a preliminary hearing on the murders of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova in February 2018, in Pezinok, Slovakia December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa

PRAGUE (Reuters) - A Slovak court has postponed verdicts in the trial of a businessman and others charged with killing an investigative journalist in 2018, a case that shocked the nation and reshaped its political landscape.

A court spokeswoman said a hearing would take place on Sept. 3, shifted from a planned verdict on Wednesday, to give more time to review the rulings.

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