On Thursday, deputies began debating the issue of Fico, the meeting was interrupted by a vote on the dismissal of Mikulc, and an hour of questions were tabled in writing by a total of 35 deputies. Among other things, there was a protest in front of the parliament, where vulgarities fell on the address of the coalition or President Čaputová. It was not clear in plenary what the results of the parliamentary board were. The debate continues with a speech by Ladislav Kamenický. 10:35 A parliamentary body is currently taking place in parliament. Photo gallery (6) Source: Topky / Vlado Anjel 10:28 The head of the committee confirmed the meeting with Lipšic, she was at the funeral “On Monday, April 25, I was at the funeral of Tomáš Lipšic, MD. his son. I haven’t met Daniel Lipšic since, “Andrejuvová responded to Topky. Lipsic recently reported on his father’s death on a social network. Photo gallery (6) Source: Topky / Vlado Anjel 10:04 Direction deputies repeatedly shout and interrupt the meeting. “Really calm down, because I will start using the paragraph,” said Laurenčík, who replaced Blanár in the chair. He warned the deputies of Smer that he would expel them from the hall if he did not calm down. 9:53 Kamenický wanted the board to take place after his performance. Blanar did not agree, because it was a request and not a procedural proposal. 9:52 Kollár has agreed to convene a parliamentary board on Robert Fico’s procedural motion. The board will be at 10:30. 9:48 Pročko responds with a procedural suggestion. “I am making a procedural suggestion that Mr Blanár be removed from the chairmanship because his leadership of the meeting is biased, he makes instructions. According to Blanar, his assumptions are untrue. 9:46 Beluský from ĽSNS pointed out that two, not three clubs are needed for the board. Boris Susko from Smer says that Kollár allegedly stated that when it comes to convening a parliamentary board, he always gives his consent. Blanár points out that he requires the consent of the President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. “I am convinced that the parliamentary board will take place.” Photo gallery (6) Source: Topky / Vlado Anjel 9:43 As it is not possible to collect votes from the three parliamentary groups, the head of parliament Boris Kollár must decide on the board. However, he has other responsibilities and Blanár could not contact him. According to OĽaNO, the procedural proposal agreed in advance to extend the time of the meeting. “You saved him ten minutes of freedom,” Šefčík said. Vaľová started shouting together with other members of the Smer who do not know how to control themselves. Balnár then chose Šefčík’s microphone because he allegedly did not speak up and did not present a procedural proposal. When Fico spoke outside the procedural, his microphone turned on with extra time. Šefčík’s procedural proposal is said to be unfounded. 9:33 Robert Fico makes a procedural motion. “It is difficult for us because opposition MPs are being liquidated here,” Fico said. According to him, it is a conflict of interest that Andrejuvová worked as an assistant to the head of the ÚŠP, Daniel Lipšic. She wants to know if Daniel Lipšic has visited her in recent days, because they say they have a witness. If so, they are calling for a convening of the parliamentary body. Blanar contacts Kollar. Parliament will continue with factual remarks or the bureau. Photo gallery (6) 9:31 Again, there are more than 21 factual notes, with Smer and its supporters signing up. They repeat the same thing around, combining the facts as they see fit, and sometimes underlining them with a history that they adapt. 9:28 “We’re going to do it so that innocence can prove itself. I’m going to do what Fico did in 1999,” Procko responds. He criticizes Vaľová as a victim. “You have your mantra, which you repeat,” said Prokoko. “You’re lying, you’re lying, Fico has caught you as an ‘egg’ and you’re doing what he says,” he said. 9:27 “Robert Fico’s innocence can do it,” Vaľová concluded her reading. 9:19 Vaľová stopped reading and talks about how she experienced a media lynching for her person in 2018 during the election campaign in Humenné. None of the open cases were allegedly confirmed. After a short nipple, he continues reading. 9:17 Vaľová continues by reading an interview with Jaroslav Ivor, which was broadcast by news television TA3. He does not speak in the debate, he still reads his prepared speech. She even points out which words are hers. Photo gallery (6) 9:13 Vaľová criticizes the fact that coalition deputies are missing in the plenary because they already know how to push the buttons and do not need a discussion. The direction did the same during its governments, but now it has a problem with that. 9:10 Vaľová reads her speech in the debate. “I thought he was accused of stealing billions several times,” she said. According to Vaľová, Matovič’s tax fraud is time-barred due to former Finance Minister Ivan Mikloš. Matovič’s case began to be resolved in 2017 and it was a case from 2008, Mikloš was the Minister of Finance from 2002 to 2006 and 2010 to 2012. In 2008, Ján Počiatek was the Minister of Finance. Robert Fico pointed out the case at the time. 9:09 Jana Vaľová continues the debate, starting with the words of Petr Weiss, the former head of the Communist Party, which later became the Party of the Democratic Left, from which Fico comes. Weiss criticized Matovic as a politician before the election. 9:06 With factual remarks, a number of Smer officials report again. Kéry criticizes the fact that only two coalition deputies react to his debate. 9:03 Pročko repeated how Fico voted for the release of Ivan Lex in 1999. “Today, in 2022, he is already saying that he will never vote for the extradition of any deputy,” he said. 9:02 The meeting to release Fico will continue shortly. In the introduction, Blanár read the names of the deputies who apologized today. Jozef Pročko continues for OĽaNO with a factual remark. “The social situation that is here is thanks to you,” he said. Delays, secret ballots and insults The first day has been busy since morning. Anna Zemanová was the first to speak in the debate on behalf of the OĽaNO parliamentary group. During her speech, the deputies of the Smer shouted and interrupted her. The loudest was Jana Vaľová, who even stood up and came to the counter. The whole day then repeated the formula that the coalitionists “whipped” something. Zeman called Fico a junkie, Blaha a president and a coalition a fascist. Insults were not missing during the day. The deputies of the Direction eased Fico’s accusations, evidence and distorted the historical facts in their favor. A total of 35 speakers spoke in writing. All members of the Direction are planning to speak, including those who have said nothing in parliament for years and have been inactive. The deputies of Smer also apply with factual remarks, Fico uses them mainly for his own defense. The head of the Direction is planned to be supported by the non-parliamentary Hlas, ĽSNS and the Republic. It is rotten, as MPs for the We Are Family movement say, as they have a green card when voting. Two MEPs abstained in the committee. Smer also plans Plenary to approve request for extradition of Fica The Mandate and Immunity Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic adopted a resolution on Wednesday evening and recommended to the plenary of the parliament to approve the request of the prosecutor’s office to take a member of Smer. 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. She clarified that on the basis of the committee’s resolution, a report was also prepared, which will be submitted to the deputies of the National Council of the Slovak Republic at the meeting. “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. 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.