Source: Eurojust
Mr Branislav Boháčik has started his work as the new National Member for Slovakia at Eurojust. Mr Boháčik has been appointed for a term of five years and succeeds former National Member and Eurojust President Mr Ladislav Hamran, whose mandate ended in November 2024.
Before joining Eurojust, he worked as a judicial cybercrime specialist in the international department of the Prosecutor General’s office. In this capacity, Mr Boháčik gained extensive experience in working with the Agency as a Member of the Board of the European Judicial Cybercrime Network (EJCN).
Commenting on his appointment as the new National Member for Slovakia, Mr Boháčik said: Judges and prosecutors face an increase in cross-border cases, as organised crime groups nowadays know no boundaries and abuse modern technologies. In my experience as a prosecutor, I have learned that international cooperation is key to achieving our common goal to fight this cross-border organised crime. Eurojust has the experience and channels to build bridges between authorities, overcome language barriers, and also assist with legal and practical hurdles, which would otherwise affect our national cases. Cooperation and communication are the secrets to our success. I hope that, with the help of my team, the Slovak National Desk will be considered a trusted and respected partner.
The new National Member for Slovakia has worked as a prosecutor in the international department of the Prosecutor General’s office since 2014. He became coordinator of the National Network of Prosecutors against Cybercrime in 2017, in which capacity he also served as a Board Member of the EJCN.
Over the years, Mr Boháčik has represented the Slovak judicial authorities in various international panels and working groups on cybercrime and electronic evidence, including as a representative of the EJCN.
Furthermore, from 2015 until 2019, the new Slovak National Member was Chair of the Conference of the Parties of the Council of Europe Convention on laundering, search, seizure and confiscation of the proceeds of crime and the financing of terrorism. He also served as head of the Slovak delegation to the Conference.
Since joining the Slovak prosecution service in 2009 as a District Prosecutor in Bratislava, Mr Boháčik has been building up expertise in international cooperation, including with Eurojust. Before becoming a public prosecutor, he worked for the Slovak Ministry of Justice since 1997, most recently in the role of Director. Mr Boháčik graduated in Law at the Comenius University of Bratislava in 1997 and passed his judicial exams in 2009. He speaks Slovak and English.