BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — A court in Slovakia says four suspects in the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee will have to remain in custody. The four were arrested on Thursday and Friday and face murder charges in the Feb. 21 deaths of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee, Martina Kusnirova. Slovak authorities have said they think it was a contract killing linked to Kuciak’s work. The killings triggered a political crisis that resulted in protests, the dismissal of the national police chief and the government’s collapse. The court that ruled Sunday said the suspects should be held because they might engage in criminal activities or try to influence witnesses, if they were freed.

Source: Washington Post September 30, 2018 18:00 UTC