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Added: 26 February, 2026
2026. Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-[A]/2026
Purpose of unlawful collection of official secrets (Section 85 paragraph two of the Criminal Law in the wording of the law until 29 December 2023); Abuse of official position in the form of violation of the rules on the circulation of official secrets (in the wording of Section 318 of the Criminal Law until 4 August 2021); Abuse of official position resulting in serious harm – risk of disclosure of official secrets
Added: 26 February, 2026
17.02.2026. Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-133/2026
Equivalence theory in the application of Section 260 Paragraph two of the Criminal Code, where a road traffic accident has been caused by two drivers; Recovery of compensation for damage, if several drivers of vehicles have been found guilty of causing a road traffic accident
Added: 26 February, 2026
06.02.2026. Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-88/2026
The crossing of an internal border by a person within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), even in the absence of temporary reintroduction of border control, must be considered illegal if the person does not fulfil the entry and exit conditions
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