Judges allegedly linked to Kogner have been suspended.

Two judges left upon their own request, while one has to follow the decision of the disciplinary senate. Former president of the Bratislava III District Court David Lindtner submitted a request to suspend his function as a judge on October 25.He explained his step with society's current perception of the situation and opinion on the moral integrity of judges, the TASR newswire.

Lindtner resigned from his post earlier in October, following the published suspicions that he had communicated with Marian Koner via the encrypted messaging app Threema.The Justice Ministry appreciates Lindtner's step and considers it an attempt to return trustworthiness to the judiciary, as reported by TASR.

He is not the only judge whose performance in the function has been suspended in connection to Koner. While the disciplinary senate decided on this step in the case of Bratislava I District Court Vladimir Sklenka, whose mobile phone was seized by the police in August, Judge Miriam Repakova asked for suspension of her function upon her own request.

Repakova follows suitRepakova, who works for the Bratislava I District Court, is the second judge to voluntarily ask for her performance in the function to be suspended. She is rumoured to have issued an unlawful verdict in the case of Technopol Service in Koner's favour.

The communication sent via the Threema app suggests that she recommended Koner on how to proceed in the case and what to write in a letter to the court.It is possible she will have her function suspended until the investigation into the communication is finished, ?ref=trzthe...