Prosecutor General Maroš Žilinka stated that the actions of law enforcement authorities in the case of Tatiana Červeňová, mayor of the village of Malatiná in the Dolný Kubín district, were not in accordance with the law when she was released from custody. The mayor faces charges for the offense of endangerment while under the influence of an addictive substance. STVR (Spravy) ↗
According to published information, Žilinka reviewed the criminal case and concluded that the police and the prosecutor's office failed to take relevant circumstances into account when making their decision. This concerned in particular her history of misdemeanors — according to media reports, she committed eleven misdemeanors and had twice driven under the influence of alcohol in the past. hnonline.sk ↗
Several reports indicate that the case is also linked to her refusal of a breathalyzer test. Her past also involves a confiscated driver's license. The Prosecutor General therefore criticized the actions of the authorities that decided on her release from custody. Aktuality.sk - Domáce ↗
Žilinka announced that he ordered measures to be adopted and accountability to be established for the identified conduct. Further developments will depend on the steps taken by the relevant authorities in the criminal proceedings and on how they address the conclusions of the Prosecutor General's Office's review of the case file. teraz.sk ↗
What the case is about. After the Bačovské dni event in Malatiná, Červeňová got into the municipal car, and in the early morning hours a police patrol stopped her in the village. She refused the breathalyzer test and ended up in a police holding cell; she was released after less than twelve hours — and it was precisely this release that Žilinka described as unlawful. According to the records available to the authorities, she had committed eleven traffic-related misdemeanors since 2020, twice involving driving under the influence of alcohol; most recently, on May 25, 2022, she was banned from driving motor vehicles for thirty months. According to the Prosecutor General, it was precisely this history that gave reasonable grounds for concern that she would continue such conduct — meaning the mayor could have ended up in pre-trial detention following her arrest. Žilinka therefore, on July 28, ordered the regional prosecutor in Žilina to adopt measures and establish accountability among subordinate prosecutors. Aktuality.sk ↗
Červeňová herself claims that the keys to the municipal car had been left behind after the event at the amphitheater and that she only wanted to move the vehicle to a safe location. After the case was publicized, on August 4 she voluntarily suspended her membership in the Hlas-SD party, explaining that the case was politically damaging to both her and the party. At the same time, she announced that she plans to run in the upcoming elections — she has not been finally convicted. Novy Cas ↗
Žilinka criticizes release of mayor Malatiná from custody
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Žilinka nešetrí políciu: Postup v prípade starostky z Malatinej bol nezákonný
pluska.sk
| 11:01 04.08.
Postup OČTK v prípade prepustenia starostky obce Malatiná nebol v súlade zo zákonom, uviedol M. Žilinka
STVR (Spravy)
| 10:07 04.08.
Žilinka: Postup OČTK v prípade starostky z obce Malatiná nebol zákonný
teraz.sk
| 10:04 04.08.
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