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Parliament amends the penal code and abolishes the special prosecutor’s office

On 8 February 2024 lawmakers in Fico’s coalition voted to amend the penal code and eliminate the special prosecutor’s office that handled major crime and corruption. In the causal graph this event strengthens Institutional Corruption, a driver that strengthens Political corruption index — a worsening welfare path.

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On 8 February 2024 lawmakers in Fico’s coalition voted to amend the penal code and eliminate the special prosecutor’s office that handled major crime and corruption. A later Constitutional Court halt of some provisions is neighbouring; the office’s abolition proceeded.

Context

He said shutting the office was the most important thing achieved. Thousands protested.

Vote 8 February 2024; Court 29 February neighbourhood; office closed mid-March. Store 8 February as the statute vote. Keep Parliament amends the penal code and abolishes the special prosecutor’s office on 2024-02-08 separate from neighbouring 25 October 2023 appointment, 8 November 2023 stocks halt, 2024 criminal-code, RTVS-to-STVR, and 15 May 2024 shooting instruments.

A Slovak prime minister chairs Cabinet and sits in the European Council. The National Council enacts. Prosecutors and courts judge. That office is not authorship of a journalist’s murder unless a court says so, not authorship of a 15 May 2024 shooting by another person, and not conversion of a prior-government Kiel allocation into this Contribution.

Why it matters

The path is civic space and institutional-corruption: a completed abolition of a special anti-graft office, not Glavlit and not a unique personal conviction.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Robert Fico

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    verified

    His majority passed it. The Court later wrote neighbouring orders. Prosecutors in the abolished office did not.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactParliament amends the penal code and abolishes the special prosecutor’s office
    2. strengthensDriverInstitutional Corruption
    3. strengthensIndicators (3)Political corruption index
    Worsening path

    impact weight 1 · Effect from 8 February 2024 · verified

    A completed penal-code overhaul that reduced corruption penalties and closed the special office is a dated strengthening of institutional-corruption.

    1. FactParliament amends the penal code and abolishes the special prosecutor’s office
    2. weakensDriverCivic Space
    3. strengthensIndicators (3)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 1 · Effect from 8 February 2024 · verified

    A completed abolition of a special anti-graft office is a dated weakening of civic space.

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.AP — Slovak lawmakers back a law that abolishes an anti-graft prosecutorAssociated Press · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.National Council of the Slovak Republic — February 2024 penal-code amendment neighbourhoodNational Council of the Slovak Republic · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

National Council of the Slovak Republic carries the official instrument or communique. Associated Press records the same dated act independently.

Established: Parliament voted on 8 February 2024 to amend the penal code and abolish the special prosecutor’s office, independently recorded.

The Court later wrote neighbouring orders. Prosecutors in the abolished office did not.. A later repeal, court stay, or successor order would be a different Fact with a different date. That pair identifies Parliament amends the penal code and abolishes the special prosecutor’s office, not a later speech about Parliament amends the penal code and abolishes the special prosecutor’s office.

Co-authors and later implementers named in Context remain on the file. If a later repeal, stay, or successor instrument exists, it needs its own date and its own row. The contribution described on this Person row is limited to His majority passed it. That limit is the alternative to treating office-holding as authorship of every later series.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorRobert Fico
  2. contributed toFactParliament amends the penal code and abolishes the special prosecutor’s office
  3. strengthensDrivers (2)Institutional Corruption
  4. strengthensIndicatorPolitical corruption index

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Factrail. (2026). Parliament amends the penal code and abolishes the special prosecutor’s office. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/sk-fico-penal-code-2024

https://factrail.ai/facts/sk-fico-penal-code-2024

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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