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Protesters demand investigation of Slovak reporter slaying

FILE- In this Friday, March 9, 2018, file picture a woman places a sticker on a poster with a photo of slain journalist Jan Kuciak during an anti-government rally in Bratislava, Slovakia. Tens of thousands of Slovaks have taken to the streets again on Sunday, April 15, 2018, in the continuing anti-government protests amid a political crisis triggered by the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee with protesters demanding a thorough and independent investigation into the Feb. 21 shooting deaths and the dismissal of the national police chief, Tibor Gaspar, and Dusan Kovacik, a prosecutor who heads an special office dealing with corruption.(AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Tens of thousands have taken to Slovak streets for anti-government protests amid a political crisis triggered by the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee.

Those who protested on Sunday in Bratislava and the eastern town of Humenne are demanding an independent investigation into the Feb. 21 shooting deaths of Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova.

Prime Minister Robert Fico's three-party coalition stepped down after large street protests sparked by the deaths. Kuciak was investigating possible widespread government corruption. A newly appointed Cabinet comprises the same three parties that made up Fico's government.

Many think the changes have not gone far enough.

In particular, the demonstrators are calling for the dismissal of the national police chief, Tibor Gaspar, and Dusan Kovacik, the chairman of a special prosecution dealing with corruption.

News from © The Associated Press, 2018
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