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The paper focuses on the abolition of the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s Office, and the authors consider whether its abolition may bring serious problems or whether Slovak legislation is moving in the right direction. It is undeniable that the biggest weakness of the whole legislative operation is the pushing through of the amendment “by force”, which will come back to haunt the ruling coalition many times. Important changes should be sufficiently communicated and explained so that any such change does not raise doubts, and society continues to have confidence in the justice system. The debate on this issue has been triggered by the amendment to the Criminal Code and other steps taken by the current government, which has been criticised not only by the Slovak opposition, but also by the former President of Slovakia and by the institutions of the European Union. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has stated that the government’s proposal for changes to criminal law in Slovakia represents a serious and dangerous undermining of the rule of law. This post seeks to answer whether the situation is serious enough. Investigating authorities should have a certain degree of independence, but above all a corresponding responsibility. However, the question is whether “special prosecutor’s offices” lead to improved detection and investigation of crime or to encapsulation, gaining a sense of “superiority” over other forces and false elitism.