In Slovakia, the criminal law reform reached the second reading and the final phase of its approval with incredible speed. The passage of this law will result in an incredible reduction in sentencing rates, a reduction in the time during which a crime can be investigated and tried, most anti-social activities will be only a misdemeanor and not a crime, overall the prosecution of crime will be reduced. … At the same time, the prosecutor’s office reserved for particularly serious criminal activity is to be abolished.

The argumentation for this “Law” is based on unfounded facts and, if so, reversed.

• The argument “Fundamental rights and freedoms are violated.” It is misguided and does not define which rights and freedoms and when it happened. This is just a general statement.

• The argument “We have to lower the rates because the European Union requires it.” It only applies in the case of alternative punishments. For that, we must have a built-up network of inspection officers and technical equipment. The hardware that was last bought it was a few pieces for testing in 2016, so it needs to be upgraded.

Such a law will be passed in an environment where even ordinary crimes are not dealt with quickly and efficiently and in an environment where corruption grows and is tolerated.

It won’t make sense to buy a car when they can steal it. There will be no point in making money when they can steal it at any time. All practically without punishing the perpetrator. It will also make no sense to do business, since almost all crimes will not be prosecuted. This law will cause the population and companies to leave for safety, i.e. abroad.

Good bye Slovakia.