General Prosecutor Maroš Žilinka stated that the procedure of law enforcement bodies in the case of Malatiná village mayor in Dolný Kubín district Tatiana Červeňová was not in compliance with the law when she was released from detention. The mayor, associated with the Hlas party, faces charges of endangering under the influence of an addictive substance. STVR (Spravy) ↗
According to published information, Žilinka examined the criminal case and concluded that the police and prosecution did not take into account relevant circumstances in their decision. In particular, this concerned her history of administrative violations, as according to reported information, she committed eleven offenses over six years and in the past had driven under the influence of alcohol twice. ta3.com ↗
Several reports indicate that the case is also related to refusing a breathalyzer test. In connection with the mayor's past, a suspended driver's license is also mentioned. The General Prosecutor therefore criticized the procedure of the bodies that decided to release her on bail after detention. SITA ↗
Žilinka announced that he ordered corrective measures to be taken and responsibility to be assigned for the identified procedure. Further developments will depend on the steps of the relevant law enforcement bodies and how they deal with the conclusions of the General Prosecutor's review of the case. domov.sme.sk ↗
What the case is about. After the Bačovské Days event in Malatiná, Červeňová got into a municipal car and in the early morning a police patrol stopped her in the village. She refused the breathalyzer test and ended up in police custody; after less than twelve hours she was released — and it is precisely this release that Žilinka deemed unlawful. According to records available to the authorities, since 2020 she committed eleven administrative violations in traffic, twice driving under the influence of alcohol; most recently on May 25, 2022, she was banned from driving motor vehicles for thirty months. It was precisely this past that, according to the general prosecutor, provided reasonable grounds to fear that she would continue the offense — the mayor could therefore have ended up in investigative detention after her arrest. Therefore, on July 28, Žilinka instructed the regional prosecutor in Žilina to take measures and assign responsibility to the subordinate prosecutors. Aktuality.sk ↗
Červeňová herself claims that the keys to the municipal car were left in the amphitheater after the event and she wanted to only repark the vehicle to a safe place. After the case was publicized, on August 4 she suspended her membership in the Hlas-SD party at her own request, stating that the case politically harms both her and the party. At the same time, she announced that she plans to run in the next elections — she has not been convicted of a final judgment. Novy Cas ↗
Žilinka imposed measures in the case of Malatiná mayor
On Record
Maroš Žilinka
Generálny prokurátor Slovenskej republiky
09.09.2026
„Zo strany pána predsedu vlády to bolo podané spôsobom, ktorý by som mohol vnímať ako vyhrážanie sa."
Reakcia generálneho prokurátora na ústavnoprávnom výbore parlamentu.
Maroš Žilinka
Generálny prokurátor Slovenskej republiky
09.09.2026
„Ak má byť dôvodom na zmenu organizácie prokuratúry výlučne riešenie personálnej otázky, tak to je veľmi zlá cesta. To je veľmi zvláštna predstava o fungovaní právneho štátu."
Žilinka varoval pred účelovou reformou prokuratúry šitou na jednu osobu.
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Žilinka kritizuje prepustenie starostky Malatinej zo zadržania
HotInfo
| 12:00 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.
Za šesť rokov jedenásť priestupkov. K starostke Malatinej sa vyjadril generálny prokurátor
myorava.sme.sk
| 09:46 04.08.
Žilinka o prípade starostky Malatinej, ktorá odmietla fúkať: Nekonalo sa v súlade so zákonom?!
Novy Cas
| 08:03 04.08.
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