Tóth confirmed Kočner's request to surveil Kuciak

24.06.2026 14:00 HotInfo 11

Witness Peter Tóth testified on Wednesday, June 24, at the Specialized Criminal Court in Pezinok for the third consecutive day in the case of the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and in the case of the preparation of the murders of prosecutors Maroš Žilinka, Daniel Lipšic, and Peter Šufliarsky. Before the court, he confirmed that he received the request to surveil Kuciak from the defendant Marian Kočner. STVR (Spravy) ↗

According to available information, Tóth described the surveillance of Kuciak from October 2017. He stated that the assignment concerned nearly 20 people, and that besides Kuciak, Daniel Lipšic and Richard Sulík were also to be surveilled. The surveillance team reportedly said of the journalist that he lived like a monk. Wednesday's hearing continued with questions from the victims' representative Roman Kvasnica, followed by questions from the panel of judges. Standard.sk ↗

In the preceding days, Tóth also spoke about the circumstances surrounding the beginning of his cooperation with the police. According to published information, he decided to cooperate on September 27, 2018 — the same day the perpetrators of Kuciak's murder were detained. The court also played recordings of calls between Tóth and Kočner from that period. Tóth also confirmed the authenticity of Kočner's prison kites (smuggled notes) and described messages and attempts at intervention. aktuality.sk ↗

In the case of the murder of Ján Kuciak in February 2018, in which his fiancée Martina Kušnírová also died in Veľká Mača, Marian Kočner and Alena Zsuzsová face charges of having ordered the killing. Tóth's testimony is among the key parts of the ongoing main trial. teraz.sk ↗

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