Murder of Ján Kuciak: MEPs urge action to protect journalists across the EU
European Pariliament press release by Ján Jakubov
Resolution: The EU must better protect journalists and whistle-blowers and Slovakia must ensure thorough, independent and international investigation into the murder of Ján Kuciak.
27 year old investigative journalist Ján Kuciak. (photo with permission of Aktuality.sk)
A non-legislative resolution was approved by the European Parliament on 18 April, 2018 by 573 votes in favour to 27 against, with 47 abstentions. The Parliament strongly condemns the murder of Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová and suggests renaming Parliament’s traineeship for journalists after him.
MEPs called on Slovak authorities to deploy all necessary resources…
