Suspect charged with ordering killing of Slovak reporter
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Slovakia's police say they have charged a suspect with ordering the slaying of an investigative reporter and his fiancee, a case that brought down the Slovak government.
Police didn't immediately name the suspect, but state prosecutors are planning a news conference later Thursday.
Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova were shot to death in their home on Feb. 21, 2018. Slovak authorities believe it was a contract killing linked to Kuciak's work. He was investigating possible government corruption and ties between politicians and Italian mobsters.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Four suspects have been charged but the mastermind was believed to be still at large.
The killings triggered major street protests and a political crisis that led to the dismissal of the national police chief and the government's collapse.