LIVE The meeting begins at which the deputies are to decide on the issue of Fica 9:55 At any time, members of the government, the prime minister, vice-presidents and the chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic can ask to speak. The Prime Minister and the Head of Parliament can speak without restriction, the Deputy Speakers of Parliament and members of the government for a maximum of 20 minutes. After the Members have registered in writing, the legislators will also be able to register orally. 9:53 “Either you don’t see, you lie, or you missed something,” defends Vaľová Fica. He responds with a factual remark to Zeman’s speech, which said that the head of Smer avoids justice. Valova says all the time that Fico is sitting in the hall and is not avoiding her. Zeman meant it figuratively. 9:45 It seems that there will be no vote until Wednesday. There are 34 other speakers registered in the debate, so far only Zemanová has spoken. However, the number of speakers is changing. Photo gallery (9) 9:39 “Your stupidity, Mrs. Zeman, has caught our attention,” says Fico in a factual note. “I’d like to say you’re dangerous, but you’re not, you’re stupid.” 9:33 “You don’t want justice, but you want special privileges for yourself.” or something else. Jana Vaľová immediately ran out of the bench to hand Zeman’s glasses. “She’s sitting there, can’t you see?” Photo gallery (9) Source: Topky – Vlado Anjel In his theatrical factual note, he shouted that Zemanová et al. led by President Čaputová are ordinary fascists. 9:27 “Robert Fico, the responsibility is yours, go to court if you feel innocent,” she said. 9:26 “What happened to Fico in 1999, who voted to extradite Mr. Lex?” Zeman asks. “She’s sitting here, Anka!” Vaľová shouted. “It’s important for the court to decide,” she said. “We want the whole process to go to the last law according to the law.” 9:25 “Equality before the law applies to everyone, including Mr. Fico,” he said. “Instead of taking responsibility, Robert Fico is performing attacks here,” says Zeman. The plenary hears laughter from Smer’s benches and loud objections. Grendel had to calm them down. Photo gallery (9) Source: Topky – Vlado Anjel 9:17 “The Prime Minister is not a protected species,” Zemanová began. “Even a three-time prime minister is no exception. Do you agree, Mr Fico? ”Asks the head of the SaS parliamentary group. 9:15 Parliament’s sitting Gábor Grendel opens the debate. Two representatives came forward in writing. I Direction Ľuboš Blaha, on behalf of SaS Anna Zemanová. 9:11 35 Members have yet to register. Robert Fico should be the last to speak. The debate in the parliament will probably be as long as the head of the OĽaNO Šipoš parliamentary group expected. Photo gallery (9) Source: Topky / Vlado Anjel 9:05 MEPs propose that the vote be secret. The report of the Mandate and Immunity Committee is presented by the head of the committee Andrejuvová. 8:55 The meeting will begin shortly. Right at the outset, MEPs should start addressing the request for consent to take Robert Fico into custody. The head of the OĽaNO parliamentary group expects a long discussion in parliament. It is possible that the vote will not take place today, but only on Tuesday. The committee recommended to the plenary to approve the request for the extradition of Fica. The chairwoman of the committee, Anna Andrejuvová, informed about it. “They approved that we issue consent to the takeover of the Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Robert Fico, at the request of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Slovak Republic,” Andrejuvová said. Photo gallery (9) Source: Topky / Vlado Anjel. “It was also approved,” she added, adding that eight out of ten members present voted for it. Two MPs We are a family abstained. “We presented our arguments, the prosecutors presented our arguments. A few questions were asked, and that was the end of it,” said Fico’s lawyer, David Lindtner, after the committee. According to the prosecutor, the meeting was correct. The prosecutor of the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s Office, Ladislav Masár, described the meeting and the questions of the deputies as correct. He realizes that there is a political dimension to the case. He pointed out that Fico’s life is connected with politics and the situation is also used by his political opponents. “We have nothing to do with it. We do not use it or abuse it. We cannot influence it in any way,” he said. He denies that the prosecutor and the investigator did not pursue legitimate goals. Collateral detention is needed for a limited time On the margin of further procedural procedure, Masár stated that if they obtained the consent of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, they would quickly submit a proposal to the judge for the preparatory proceedings for detention and he would decide. “I can say we will not detain,” he said. According to him, the judge’s decision will also depend on the evidentiary situation. He didn’t say if he would get stronger. According to him, collusive detention is needed for a limited period in which certain persons need to be interrogated. These are scheduled for the end of May. Photo gallery (9) Source: Topky – Vlado Anjel Members of the committee who were not members also took part in the committee’s deliberations. György Gyimesi stated that the prosecutor’s statements were not sufficient. He also liked the arguments of the lawyer. He does not yet know how he will vote in plenary, he still wants to study everything. Šipoš expects a long discussion The chairman of the OĽaNO parliamentary club, Michal Šipoš, stated that they may still have a meeting in the club before the vote. He expects a long discussion in plenary. “We must not defend justice, we must be fair to all,” he said. Juraj Šeliga, Vice-Chairman of the People’s Party, is convinced that this is not a purposeful prosecution. It precludes anyone in the coalition from influencing law enforcement agencies. As part of the Twilight event, the National Criminal Agency accused Fica and former Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák of the crime of founding, conspiring and supporting a criminal group, of the misuse of power by a public official, and of a repeated crime of endangering trade, banking, postal, telecommunications and tax secrets. Kaliňák was also detained by the police, and the Specialized Criminal Court in Pezinok has already decided to take him into custody. The decision is not yet final, the accused filed a complaint. A request for permission to take Fica into custody was filed with parliament on Friday. Possible prosecution of a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic is possible only with the consent of the parliament and a court decision.