In Bratislava, Slovakia, hundreds of people took the the streets to protest official corruption, following the murder of prominent investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his girlfriend last week. At the time of the murders, Kuciak was investigating tax fraud by people associated with Slovakia’s ruling party. His final story was headlined “Italian Mafia In Slovakia; Its Tentacles Reach as Far as Politics.” This is Slovak politician Igor Matovic, speaking at Wednesday’s protest.

Igor Matovic: “Ján Kuciak didn’t remain silent. He had the courage to speak out about powerful people in this state, and that’s why they’ve silenced him. They also want to silence us—politicians as well as journalists and you. They just want us to shut up and vote, shut up and vote.”