Marek Trajter appears before Slovak court, denied bail |24 September 2013

The Ministry of Home Affairs and Transport yesterday said it has received confirmation that Marek Trajter has appeared before a court in Bratislava, Slovakia, in connection with the international arrest warrant against him.

Appearing in court the defence for Mr Trajter alleged that his client had been kidnapped by authorities in the Seychelles.

The court rejected the argument stating that it accepted the official documents produced from the Immigration authorities of Seychelles, which included decisions of the courts in Seychelles, the revocation of Seychelles citizenship for Marek Trajter, and the deportation order for Marek Trajter from Seychelles to Slovakia.

The court in Bratislava has denied bail request for Marek Trajter on the basis that the crimes alleged against him were considered to be very serious, that there was a concern he would attempt to leave the country, taking into account all his efforts not to return to Slovakia from Seychelles, and as well strong concerns for the safety of the witnesses for the prosecution, should Marek Trajter be granted bail.
 
The Slovak authorities were also satisfied as to the medical condition of Mr Trajter, having gone under a medical check once in the custody of the Slovak police authorities, finding Trajter to be in good health with no traces of bodily harm. The examining doctor noted that Marek Trajter stated to him that he had no medical complaints.

On the matter as to whether travel documents cannot be issued to non-Seychellois as stated by Mr Trajter’s lawyer here, the Immigration Department has confirmed that a total of forty four (44)  travel documents (TD) have been issued to non-Seychellois since January 2013 to date, to accommodate their departure from the Seychelles to their home country.  

Travel documents have also been issued to assist persons who have lost their own passports while in the Seychelles.