Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will face police questioning over allegations of subsidy fraud tied to a civic association linked to opposition leader Michal Šimečka’s mother, according to reporting on Thursday.
Fico first raised the allegations at a September 2025 press conference, claiming the association had overcharged invoices two or three times and describing it as “subsidy fraud, plain and simple.” However, he did not file a criminal complaint, a decision later criticized by General Prosecutor Maroš Žilinka. Zuzana Šubová, leader of the extra-parliamentary Pirate Party, subsequently filed a complaint against Fico, citing his public presentation of audit results as evidence of a suspected crime without formal action.
An investigator initially dismissed Šubová’s complaint without even questioning Fico. A supervisory prosecutor overturned that decision, ordering police to reopen the case. The complaint also noted that Fico and Justice Minister Boris Susko had access to official audit findings but chose not to pursue legal action .
