Helena Kulova, Renata Kulova, Ali Raza, Ivan Balog and Lenka Svitokova deny the charges.

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But the most useful route that Balog and his fellow protagonists discover is the one across Communication Gap.

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"Szaniszlo's comments stand in opposition to both my own, and the government's principles, " Balog wrote on his Facebook page.

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We watch, reality-TV style, as Balog struggles with his old knees that seem even worse off than the cameras.

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We watch Balog and his assistants squint into gales and wrestle with cameras that the fierce weather has turned into frozen junk.

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Ms Kulova, 47, Ms Kulova, 20, Ms Svitokova, 27, Mr Balog, 27, and Mr Raza, 20, denied the charges against them on indictment.

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Ms Kulova, along with Renata Kulova, Ali Raza, Ivan Balog and Lenka Svitokova, are also accused of arranging for another woman to be brought to the UK from Slovakia.

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Government minister Zoltan Balog said he had no time to check the background of the several hundred people to whom he awarded state honours on the eve of the 15 March holiday.

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Renata Kulova also stands accused of stealing identification documents belonging to two women at an address in Glasgow's Shawbridge Road between 28 June and 18 July, while Mr Balog is accused of assaulting one of the women at the flat between the same dates.

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