Slovak politics rocked by ‘Gorilla’ corruption scandal

EurActiv Slovakia reported that Slovak politicians headed into the March 2012 general elections embroiled in a massive corruption probe prompted by the publication of an alleged intelligence file code-named 'Gorilla'. The file suggested that members of leading political parties colluded with financiers in privatisation and public procurement projects.

Thousands of Slovaks staged a protest rally in Bratislava on the 10 February 2012 angered by the allegations.

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The Daily.Sk, 11.1.12: Gorilla Claims FNM Head Bubenikova as First Victim http://www.thedaily.sk/2012/01/11/top-news/gorilla-claims-fnm-head-bubenikova-as-first-victim/

Wikipedia: Slovak parliamentary election, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_parliamentary_election,_2012

SME / The Slovak Spectator, 7.8.12: Tainted by corruption in Bratislava, in charge of privatisation in Athens http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/2483881-tainted-corruption-bratislava-charge-privatisation-athens

EUObserver, 13.8.12: 'Gorilla' taints EU oversight of Greek bailout http://euobserver.com/institutional/117217

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