Slovakia's Prosecutor General Maroš Žilinka has ordered the reopening of investigations into cases related to the transfer of military equipment to Ukraine under the country's former leadership. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
According to him, the decision to close these cases was made prematurely.
Earlier, in September, the Slovak Prosecutor General's Office upheld the legality of closing cases concerning the transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets and S-300 air defense systems to Ukraine by the republic's former leadership.
At that time, Slovak MEP Ľuboš Blaha accused the Prosecutor General's Office of turning a blind eye to the damage caused to the country and trying to cover up obvious theft.
"I have ordered the resumption of the investigation into the cases concerning the facts of the transfer of military equipment," Žilinka wrote on his social media page.
According to him, after studying the materials, he concluded that the decision to close the cases had been made prematurely.
In February, prosecutor Rastislav Remeta reported the closure of cases related to the transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets and S-300 systems to Ukraine by Slovakia's former leadership. He explained that material damage to the republic had not been proven. Also, the service life of the military equipment had expired, and there were no resources to maintain it.
At the time, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called this decision an act with political overtones. In his opinion, the prosecutor's office was trying to protect the country's former leadership, which had decided to transfer military equipment to Ukraine.