In his story he described, among other details, the activities in agriculture, real estate and other sectors of a Slovak-based Italian man believed to belong to the criminal group. Kuciak was the first journalist to be slain in Slovakia. BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA—An investigative journalist shot dead in Slovakia last week was working on a story about the activities of the Italian mafia in his country and their links to people close to Prime Minister Robert Fico. Gaspar, the police chief, said on Wednesday “one of the most likely versions” still was that Kuciak was killed because of his investigative work. The Czech centre said it had been working with Kuciak for more than 18 months.

Source: thestar February 28, 2018 14:48 UTC