President Vetoes Life Annuity for PG, Wants It Scrapped or Adjusted

Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini hasn't signed an amendment to the law on prosecutors, returning it to Parliament with comments for reworking, the President Office's communications department told TASR on Wednesday. The president proposes scrapping the idea of a special after-service pension for the prosecutor-general (PG). Instead, he could be granted a pension after he serves in the post for his whole term in office, suggests Pellegrini. "If MPs think that the PG should get a life annuity, okay, but then he should receive it after serving a full seven-year term in the post, and not if he quits it halfway through," stated Pellegrini. The Presidential Palace has also published the information on its website. Parliament in late March approved an amendment to the law on prosecutors, introducing a special after-service pension for the prosecutor-general if he serves in the post at least for four years. The opposition has criticised this step. ko/df