“These two gents managed to disarm Slovakia higher than every other enemy,” Melicher mentioned. “I’m satisfied that Jaroslav Naď betrayed Slovakia, his homeland.”
Heger, who served as prime minister from 2021-2023, and Naď, who was protection minister between 2020 and 2023, are suspected of committing sabotage, abusing the powers of public officers and breach of responsibility within the administration of overseas property, in accordance with the protection ministry.
Protection Minister Robert Kaliňák beforehand referred to as Naď a traitor. “To weaken the armed forces on this manner in violation of the structure can’t be described in our political vocabulary as something aside from treason. I do not know whether or not this additionally fulfills the substance of this crime, however it is a one that has betrayed nationwide values,” Kaliňák mentioned on June 13.
Heger and Naď pushed again towards the allegations in a mid-June press convention.
“Giving navy materials to Ukraine was not solely an ethical query, but additionally a query of some clear aligning of Slovakia within the Western world,” mentioned Naď, including that he’s very happy with the Heger authorities’s choice to assist Ukraine.
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was elected in October 2023, halted navy assist to Ukraine shortly after taking workplace.
