Fico’s assassination attempt|According to the documents, the suspect was enraged about, among other things, the termination of military aid to Ukraine and the alleged persecution of the media.
Slovak of the prime minister Robert Ficon the man suspected of the shooting has stated that his motive is that he opposes the country’s Ukraine policy, according to the court documents obtained by the news agency AFP.
Fico was shot just over a week ago when he was greeting his supporters in Handlova in central Slovakia. After several surgeries, the Prime Minister is still in a serious but stable condition.
The shooter is suspected to be 71 years old Juraj Cintula, who is in custody. He has been charged with attempted murder.
“He repeated that he did not want to kill, but to injure, and therefore aimed at the lower body,” wrote the pre-trial judge, referring to the hearing records.
According to the documents, Cintula was enraged about, among other things, the termination of military aid to Ukraine and the alleged persecution of the media.
According to the documents, Cintula said he deeply regrets what he did.
HS publishes the suspect’s name already at this stage due to the exceptional social significance of the act.
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