Slovak court fines ECB's Kazimir in bribery case, subject to appeal

FILE PHOTO: Then-Slovak Finance Minister Peter Kazimir attends the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, China, January 15, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo

PRAGUE (Reuters) - A Slovak court said on Thursday it had convicted national bank governor and European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Peter Kazimir in a bribery-related case and fined him 100,000 euros ($110,200).

Kazimir, currently attending the World Bank and International Monetary Fund spring meetings in the United States, has previously denied wrongdoing.