EU parliament demands independent probe into Slovak reporter's murder

Members of the European Parliament Claude Moraes , Ingeborg Graessle , Sophie in 't Veld and the Mayor of Velka Maca Stefan Lancz pay their respects to the murdered journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova in Velka Maca, Slovakia, 9 March 2018. [Jakub Gavlak/EPA/EFE] The European Parliament called Thursday on Slovakia to ensure a full and independent investigation into the murder of an investigative reporter while demanding better protections for all journalists in the EU.