Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government is backing revisions that would restrict the use of testimony from cooperating witnesses who receive reduced sentences, a mechanism prosecutors have relied on in corruption and organized-crime cases. Opposition leader Michal Šimečka said the proposed changes would benefit criminal groups and weaken the rule of law, while demonstrators urged President Peter Pellegrini to veto the legislation. Even if the president were to block the bill, the ruling coalition could override the veto using its parliamentary majority.