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Lukas Diko

Jul 30, 2026

15:09
Uh, uh, but things did initially change as a result of Kuciak's legacy, right? What, what's, like, left of those changes today still?
15:16
I think the anti-corruption atmosphere in the society was very, very, very strong after the murder, and it was because of the murder.
15:28
Uh, and it, it, uh, also started a lot of investigations of oligarchs and politicians in twenty twenty, especially those with close ties to Fico.
15:41
And, uh, it was for the first time, let, I would say, in, in Slovak history when, uh, such high-profile persons started to be investigated.
15:52
So people started to learn how the big corruption system worked at the time.
16:02
And many of oligarchs and politicians close to Fico were arrested, charged with crimes, and sent to trial.
16:12
And another change, uh, was in journalism, that journalists after the murder got a lot of support from public and, and there was the sentiment that everyone wanted to be investigative journalist.
16:58
And in terms of, like, the political fight against corruption, is that something that's still exists s- in the same way now as it did a couple of years ago?

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