Juraj Cintula, who attacked the Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico, had been preparing the assassination attempt for two days.
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The pensioner did not agree with the policies of the current government, such as the persecution of cultural workers and the media. He was also concerned about Fico’s friendly relations with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the Slovak Prime Minister’s attitude towards Russia and Hungary. Tsintula also wanted more military assistance to be provided to Ukraine. Pravda writes about this.
It is noted that this is why he decided to “take revenge.” Two days before the assassination attempt, the man prepared two magazines for a Czech-made CZ-75 pistol, which he legally owned. The attacker also stated that he did not want to kill Fico, but only wanted to harm his health so that he could not lead the government.
At first, the suspect stated that he did not regret what he had done, but he later apologized to Fico. The accused also admitted that he should not have shot the prime minister, and he should have given the prime minister his book, which expresses disagreement with his policies.
Let us remind you that on May 15, the Prime Minister of Slovakia was seriously injured during a meeting with voters in the city of Gandlova. The 71-year-old retired writer shot him several times with a pistol at close range.
On May 18, doctors performed another two-hour operation and said that the condition of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived the assassination attempt, was gradually improving.
Source: Pravda
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