Slovak coalition blocks whistleblower office head from defending agency

The Slovak parliament's constitutional law committee prevented the head of the Whistleblower Protection Office, Zuzana Dlugošová, from defending her agency against planned abolition. The ruling coalition claims the office's whistleblower status was misused, citing a group of investigators. However, they have not presented court cases supporting this, and the Ministry of Interior lost a legal dispute with the office the same week. The Ministry of Interior admitted it lacks data on improperly granted whistleblower statuses. The new legislation will allow for a temporary director to be appointed.