Monika Jankovská

Monika Jankovská
Monika Jankovská in 2017
State Secretary of Justice
In office
2012 – 4 September 2019
Personal details
Born (1971-01-12) 12 January 1971 (age 53)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Political partyDirection – Slovak Social Democracy

Monika Jankovská (born 12 January 1971) is a Slovak politician and judge. She served as State Secretary of Justice from 2012 to 2019. A member of Direction – Slovak Social Democracy, she served in the National Council from 2016 to 2020.

Life

In 2012, Monika Jankovská 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. ^ "Jankovská resigns as state secretary". spectator.sme.sk. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  2. ^ "Monika Jankovská - Bývalá štátna tajomníčka ministerstva spravodlivosti". 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". reuters.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Jankovská had judges on call for Kočner". spectator.sme.sk. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  6. ^ "Jankovská faces discipline proposed by the minister". spectator.sme.sk. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  7. ^ "Disciplinary Senate Suspended Jankovska from Office of Judge". NewsNow. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  8. ^ "Ex-state secretary Jankovská transported to hospital". spectator.sme.sk. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  9. ^ Kováč, Peter (16 February 2021). "Moniku Jankovskú pustil súd na slobodu, prokurátorka sa odvolala". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-10-15.