Minister away after murder of journalist

The Slovakian Minister of Culture Marek Madaric resigned in connection with the murder of the investigative journalist Jan Kuciak.

Madaric stated that he 'could not stand' that a journalist is murdered during his term of office.

The 27-year-old Kuciak was an investigative journalist with Slovak Aktuality. sk and investigated tax fraud by businessmen who have ties with the government party. According to the police, it is plausible that the couple was murdered because of the journalist's research.