Slovak President Zuzana CaputovaPRAGUE, Jan 18Slovak President Zuzana Chaputova called «inappropriate» the trip of the Prosecutor General of the Republic Maros Zhilinka to Moscow to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Russian prosecutor's office, TA3 TV channel reported on Tuesday evening, citing presidential press secretary Martin Strizhynets. celebrations on the occasion of the anniversary of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation is inappropriate.During this trip, Mr. Zhilinka met with the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov, who is included in the sanctions list of the European Union.The President of the country is even more worried by the fact that the Prosecutor General, even after that, did not realize that his trip was perceived (in the republic) is problematic,» Strizhynets said.The Slovak Foreign Ministry announced its readiness for dialogue with Russia in the summer of 2021, Zhilinka was invited by the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation to the celebrations in Moscow in connection with the 300th anniversary of the Russian prosecutor's office, which took place on January 11-13. While in Moscow, Zhilinka wrote on Twitter that he rejects the black and white vision of the world and considers communication and personal contacts with the heads of foreign partner prosecution bodies, including the Russian Federation, necessary and useful. republics. In particular, eight MEPs from Slovakia addressed Zhilinka with a joint letter, urging them to abandon the trip. After the Prosecutor General returned from Russia, criticism of him intensified even more. In particular, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said, speaking on Slovak TV, that it is not appropriate to celebrate anything with those countries in which, in his opinion, there are problems with respect for human rights. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Sulik said that Zhilinka had disappointed him and that he no longer understood the Prosecutor General. Another Deputy Prime Minister, Veronika Remishova, suggested punishing Zhilinka. And Foreign Minister Ivan Korchok made it clear that if the Prosecutor General calls him, the country's top diplomat is ready to give him advice at any time. >The President of Poland opposed the EU concessions regarding Russia «Mr. Minister (Korczok), in your undiplomatic expressions, you clearly lost sight of the fact that the Prosecutor General of Slovakia, as a statesman, is not your subordinate. I think that a statesman, even if he does not agree with the views or actions of another statesman, must always maintain objectivity, prudence and dignity,» Žilinka replied to the head of the Foreign Ministry on Facebook. Žilinka headed the Prosecutor General's Office of Slovakia in December 2020. Prior to that, as a prosecutor, he actively participated in the fight against criminal gangs. During the process with the alleged organizer of the high-profile murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak, shady businessman Marian Kochner, it turned out that the criminals planned the murder of Zhilinka and his family.
