nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210902-113156-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210902s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210902-113156-0 doi eng 342 23 Ovádek, Michal Author aut General Prosecutor, the Supreme Leader of the Slovak Republic? Ovádek, Michal Verfassungsblog 2021-09-02 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 31 August 2021, General Prosecutor of the Slovak Republic annulled charges against former director of the Slovak Secret Service and four other high-profile individuals held in custody due to corruption allegations. Many Slovak politicians have clearly become accustomed to the GP/SP serving as a crucial line of defence against undesired effects of the justice system. The 7-year term conferred on the GP in a secret vote by MPs is meant to enhance his or her independence. In practice, the length of the term and near irremovability has more often than not protected the GP from accountability for their actions. CC BY-SA 4.0 Corruption Criminal Prosecution independence of prosecutors Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/general-prosecutor-the-supreme-leader-of-the-slovak-republic/ raw object