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Marian Kocner the suspected mastermind in the slaying of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova, is escorted by armed police officers from a courtroom after a trial session in Pezinok, Slovakia on Dec. 19, 2019. On Friday, May 19, 2023, a court in Slovakia acquitted again a businessman accused of masterminding the 2018 slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancée, a crime that shocked the country and led a government to fall. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) **FILE**

Slovak court acquits businessman in retrial over 2018 murder of journalist

By Karel Janicek - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019 file photo, Marian Kocner the suspected mastermind in the slaying of an investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova, is escorted by armed police officers from a courtroom after a trial session in Pezinok, Slovakia. On Wednesday March 11, 2020, Slovak police said they detained 13 judges and five other people who are linked to the main suspect in the case of slain investigative reporter and his fiancee. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

13 Slovak judges detained for dealings with businessman

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