Supreme Court decides on fate of Marian Kotleb on Tuesday, ĽSNS leader will not come to him | TVNOVINY.sk – TVNOVINY.sk

Updated 16:45 4. 4. 2022, 15:30 However, the court did not cancel the hearing. MP Marian Kotleba will not take part in the appeal on Tuesday (April 5) in the case of handing out controversial checks in the amount of EUR 1,488, which is to be held in the Supreme Court. TV Markíza was confirmed by his lawyer Tomáš Rosina. “According to my latest information, he will not be attending a public meeting tomorrow. He asked in writing to justify his absence, insisting that the meeting be held only in his presence, “he said. He did not specify the reasons for the excuse, because he only has this information from the client. In the early evening, Kotleba published the status on the social network, in which he confirmed the sent apology. However, he did not give reasons, he only wrote that it was “for serious personal and legal reasons”. If the Senate upholds the verdict, Kotleba will go straight to court. The court spokeswoman Alexandra Važanová confirmed to us that they had not canceled the hearing. But since Kotleba wants not to be discussed without him in the game, the possibility that he will postpone. However, the decision is in the hands of the senate, which does not have to accept Kotleb’s request. If it is discussed, there are several options as to how the case will end. The Supreme Court can return him to the special, release the defendant, but confirm the sentence of 4 years and four months, or mitigate or tighten it. When Kotleb’s NS upholds the verdict, he would immediately go from behind the courtroom and automatically lose his seat. He would be replaced in the parliament by an alternate from the LSN candidate, who ended up just below the line with the number of preferential votes. The court of first instance illegally sentenced the head of the LSN to four years and four months in prison. Originally, a public meeting was to take place at the NS SR on March 8. He was annulled due to Kotleb’s request for study and acquaintance with new evidence submitted by the prosecutor of the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s Office. A specialized criminal court illegally convicted Kotleba in October 2020. He should serve more than four years in a institution with a minimum degree of guarding. The judge at the time found him guilty of a crime of supporting and promoting groups aimed at suppressing fundamental human rights and freedoms. Kotleba handed out controversial checks in the amount of EUR 1,488 on March 14, 2017, ie on the anniversary of the Slovak state’s declaration. He handed them over to three families at the headquarters of the Business Academy in Banská Bystrica. Experts before ŠTS confirmed that the numbers 14 and 88 are an international cipher among extreme right-wingers.