by Jane Whyatt
Shock waves shook Europe a year ago when Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová were shot dead at their new home near Bratislava. It had all the signs of a mafia contract killing. And it triggered great political upheaval.
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators poured onto the streets. They demanded justice for the murdered journalist and an end to the EU fraud, corruption and organised crime he had been investigating. Now Slovakia has a new prime minister, new culture and interior ministers, and a new police chief. Four suspects have been charged in connection with the murders…