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Slovaks Set Up Unit to Fight Extremism, Hate Speech
« on: February 02, 2017, 03:35:50 am »
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Slovaks Set Up Unit to Fight Extremism, Hate Speech

BRATISLAVA —

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico unveiled a special police unit to fight extremism on Wednesday, warning about the rise of fascism in Europe and
Slovakia.

The 125-strong unit will investigate crimes related to the support and funding of terrorism and extremism, hate crimes and hate speech, both online and offline, the police said.

In an electoral shock, the far-right People's Party-Our Slovakia entered the Slovak parliament for the first time last year after winning 8 percent of the vote in March's election.

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