Zilinka: Banska Bystrica Regional Prosecutor Hassan Found Dead

Bratislava/Banska Bystrica, March 30 (TASR) - Banska Bystrica regional prosecutor Jessy Hassan has been found dead, Prosecutor General (PG) Maros Zilinka has posted on a social network, expressing his sincere condolences to the family of the deceased. Banska Bystrica regional police spokesperson Petra Kovacikova has confirmed for TASR that that the body of a man with a gunshot wound was found in Banska Bystrica without signs of life on Saturday (March 29). "An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death," she said, adding that criminal prosecution for the crime of manslaughter was launched in the case. According to Kovacikova, the police will provide no more details on the case with regards to the sensitivity of the case and with respect to the family. It was TV JOJ and Plus 7 Dni website that broke the news first. According to them, the prosecutor was found with a gunshot wound in a car parked in a meadow in Banska Bystrica on Saturday. The gun was reportedly found next to him. ko