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{{Short description|Slovak politician}}
{{Short description|Slovak politician}}
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|name = Monika Jankovská
| name = Monika Jankovská
|image = Monika Jankovska.jpg
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|office = State Secretary of Justice
| office = State Secretary of Justice
|term_start = 2011
| term_start = 2011
|term_end = 4 September 2019
| term_end = 4 September 2019
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|1|12|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|1|12|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Bratislava]], [[Czechoslovakia]]<br>{{small|(now [[Slovakia]])}}
| birth_place = [[Bratislava]], [[Czechoslovakia]]<br>{{small|(now [[Slovakia]])}}
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|party = [[Voice – Social Democracy]]
| party = [[Direction Slovak Social Democracy]]
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'''Monika Jankovská''' (born 12 January 1971) is a [[Slovakia|slovak]] politician and judge. She served as State Secretary of Justice. A member of [[Direction – Slovak Social Democracy]], she served in the [[National Council (Slovakia)|National Council]] from 2016 to 2020.
'''Monika Jankovská''' (born 12 January 1971) is a [[Slovakia|slovak]] politician and judge. She served as State Secretary of Justice. A member of [[Direction – Slovak Social Democracy]], she served in the [[National Council (Slovakia)|National Council]] from 2016 to 2020.
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On 4 September 2019, she steps down from her role as State Secretary of Justice.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monika Jankovská steps down from post at Justice Ministry |url=https://enrsi.rtvs.sk/articles/news/204583/monika-jankovska-steps-down-from-post-at-justice-ministry |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=rtvs.sk |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Jancarikova |first=Tatiana |date=3 September 2019 |title=Slovak deputy minister quits after allegations of contacts with murder suspect |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/slovak-deputy-minister-quits-after-allegations-of-contacts-with-murder-suspect-idUSKCN1VO231/ |access-date=9 October 2019 |website=}}</ref>A month after her resignation it emerged she had been in contact with [[Marián Kočner|Marian Kočner]] involved in the [[murder of Ján Kuciak]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=a.s |first=Petit Press |date=3 October 2019 |title=Jankovská had judges on call for Kočner |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22227698/jankovska-had-judges-on-call-for-kocner.html |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=spectator.sme.sk |language=en}}</ref> Following this, she was the subject of a disciplinary motion by [[Gábor Gál]], the Justice minister with whom she worked.<ref>{{Cite web |last=a.s |first=Petit Press |date=7 October 2019 |title=Jankovská faces discipline proposed by the minister |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22230792/jankovska-faces-discipline-proposed-by-the-minister.html |archive-date= |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=spectator.sme.sk |language=en}}</ref>
On 4 September 2019, she steps down from her role as State Secretary of Justice.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monika Jankovská steps down from post at Justice Ministry |url=https://enrsi.rtvs.sk/articles/news/204583/monika-jankovska-steps-down-from-post-at-justice-ministry |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=rtvs.sk |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Jancarikova |first=Tatiana |date=3 September 2019 |title=Slovak deputy minister quits after allegations of contacts with murder suspect |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/slovak-deputy-minister-quits-after-allegations-of-contacts-with-murder-suspect-idUSKCN1VO231/ |access-date=9 October 2019 |website=}}</ref>A month after her resignation it emerged she had been in contact with [[Marián Kočner|Marian Kočner]] involved in the [[murder of Ján Kuciak]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=a.s |first=Petit Press |date=3 October 2019 |title=Jankovská had judges on call for Kočner |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22227698/jankovska-had-judges-on-call-for-kocner.html |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=spectator.sme.sk |language=en}}</ref> Following this, she was the subject of a disciplinary motion by [[Gábor Gál]], the Justice minister with whom she worked.<ref>{{Cite web |last=a.s |first=Petit Press |date=7 October 2019 |title=Jankovská faces discipline proposed by the minister |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22230792/jankovska-faces-discipline-proposed-by-the-minister.html |archive-date= |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=spectator.sme.sk |language=en}}</ref>


She then works a judge at the Bratislava Regional Court.<ref name=":0" /> On 28 February 2020, she is suspended as a judge.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-23 |title=Disciplinary Senate Suspended Jankovska from Office of Judge |url=https://newsnow.tasr.sk/disciplinary-senate-suspended-jankovska-from-office-of-judge/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=NewsNow |language=en}}</ref> In March 2020, she is sent to prison on charges corruption-related crimes, attempts to interfere with the independence of the courts, and obstruction of justice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=a.s |first=Petit Press |date=1 February 2021 |title=Ex-state secretary Jankovská transported to hospital |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22586231/ex-state-secretary-jankovska-transported-to-hospital.html?ref=av-center |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=spectator.sme.sk |language=en}}</ref>
She then works a judge at the Bratislava Regional Court.<ref name=":0" /> On 28 February 2020, she is suspended as a judge.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-23 |title=Disciplinary Senate Suspended Jankovska from Office of Judge |url=https://newsnow.tasr.sk/disciplinary-senate-suspended-jankovska-from-office-of-judge/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=NewsNow |language=en}}</ref> In March 2020, she is sent to prison on charges corruption-related crimes, attempts to interfere with the independence of the courts, and obstruction of justice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=a.s |first=Petit Press |date=1 February 2021 |title=Ex-state secretary Jankovská transported to hospital |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22586231/ex-state-secretary-jankovska-transported-to-hospital.html?ref=av-center |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=spectator.sme.sk |language=en}}</ref> She is released from prison in March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kováč |first=Peter |date=16 February 2021 |title=Moniku Jankovskú pustil súd na slobodu, prokurátorka sa odvolala - SME |url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/22598267/monika-jankovska-vazba-rozhodnutie.html |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=domov.sme.sk |language=sk}}</ref>

In December 2020, the National Crime Agency (NAKA) charged the incumbent member of the party's presidium and former Minister of Environment in [[Pellegrini's Cabinet|Pellegrini's cabinet]] [[Peter Žiga]] with bribery. According to the testimony of the former Deputy Minister of Justice in Pellegrini's cabinet Monika Jankovská (pleading guilty of bribery and abuse of power), Žiga was to offer a bribe of €100,000 to the judge deciding the international dispute [[Gabčíkovo–Nagymaros Dams]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 December 2020 |title=Petra Žigu obvinili z podplácania, usvedčuje ho Monika Jankovská |url=https://dennikn.sk/2191608/petra-zigu-obvinili-z-korupcie-policia-zatial-nepoziadala-parlament-o-jeho-vydanie-do-vazby/ |website=Denník N |publisher=N Press |language=sk}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:49, 15 October 2024

Monika Jankovská
State Secretary of Justice
In office
2011 – 4 September 2019
Personal details
Born (1971-01-12) 12 January 1971 (age 53)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Political partyDirection – Slovak Social Democracy

Monika Jankovská (born 12 January 1971) is a slovak politician and judge. She served as State Secretary of Justice. A member of Direction – Slovak Social Democracy, she served in the National Council from 2016 to 2020.

Life

In 2012, she is nominated as State Secretary of Justice[1]. She served under Tomáš Borec, Justice minister, where her influence grew. Despite staying in the ministry of Lucie Žitňanská in the third government of Robert Fico, her influence decreased.[2]

On 4 September 2019, she steps down from her role as State Secretary of Justice.[3] [4]A month after her resignation it emerged she had been in contact with Marian Kočner involved in the murder of Ján Kuciak.[5] Following this, she was the subject of a disciplinary motion by Gábor Gál, the Justice minister with whom she worked.[6]

She then works a judge at the Bratislava Regional Court.[5] On 28 February 2020, she is suspended as a judge.[7] In March 2020, she is sent to prison on charges corruption-related crimes, attempts to interfere with the independence of the courts, and obstruction of justice.[8] She is released from prison in March 2021.[9]

References

  1. ^ a.s, Petit Press (3 September 2019). "Jankovská resigns as state secretary". spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  2. ^ a.s, Petit Press. "Monika Jankovská - Bývalá štátna tajomníčka ministerstva spravodlivosti - www.sme.sk". www.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  3. ^ "Monika Jankovská steps down from post at Justice Ministry". rtvs.sk. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  4. ^ Jancarikova, Tatiana (3 September 2019). "Slovak deputy minister quits after allegations of contacts with murder suspect". Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b a.s, Petit Press (3 October 2019). "Jankovská had judges on call for Kočner". spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  6. ^ a.s, Petit Press (7 October 2019). "Jankovská faces discipline proposed by the minister". spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  7. ^ "Disciplinary Senate Suspended Jankovska from Office of Judge". NewsNow. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  8. ^ a.s, Petit Press (1 February 2021). "Ex-state secretary Jankovská transported to hospital". spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  9. ^ Kováč, Peter (16 February 2021). "Moniku Jankovskú pustil súd na slobodu, prokurátorka sa odvolala - SME". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-10-15.