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Slovak PM Robert Fico shooting suspect says acted over Ukraine policy but regret: court

Henry Ortiz Published May 24, 2024
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The man who is charged with shooting and extremely wounding Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, said he did so to counter the government’s Ukraine policy but regrets his actions, according to a court document obtained by AFP on Thursday.

Slovakia was left reeling last week after the head of government, Robert Fico, was struck by four bullets while greeting supporters in the central town of Handlova.

He was rushed to hospital and underwent two lengthy operations in nearby Banska Bystrica. The hospital on Thursday said that he remains in a “serious but stable” condition.

The alleged gunman, identified by Slovak media as 71-year-old poet Juraj Cintula, has been charged with premeditated attempted murder and was remanded in custody at a hearing on Saturday.

#BREAKING : The shooter of Robert Fico took part in pro-Ukraine rallies
On 24 April, Juraj Cintula was seen among those chanting anti-government slogans. The man insulted the authorities and shouted: "Long live Ukraine". The video was published by local media.#RobertFico… pic.twitter.com/dnIyBzTBma

— upuknews (@upuknews1) May 16, 2024

“During the interrogation, he stated that since he does not agree with the policy of the current government… he decided to act,” pretrial judge Roman Puchovsky wrote in a decision on Saturday.

AFP received the document by email on Thursday from Katarina Kudjakova, spokeswoman for the special penal court in Pezinok, northeast of the capital.

The accused notably said he disagreed with the government’s decision to abolish the special prosecutor’s office and to stop sending military aid to Ukraine, as well as alleged media persecution.

“He repeated that he did not want to kill (name redacted) but wanted to wound him and impair his health, that he aimed at his lower torso,” Puchovsky wrote.

Juraj Cintula who shot Slovak PM Robert Fico says he did it because he didn’t agree with Fico’s policies and the direction of where he was taking the country.

This guy is a liberal writer and activist. pic.twitter.com/UDd5LDyFmW

— Suhr Majesty ™ (@ULTRA_MAJESTY) May 15, 2024

“He realises that he acted completely impermissibly, that he should not have harmed the victim,” the judge added.

“He sincerely regrets his actions.”

The attempted assassination has highlighted acute political divisions in Slovakia, where 59-year-old Fico took office in October after his Smer party won a general election.

Now serving his fourth term as prime minister, Fico soured ties with Ukraine after he questioned the neighboring country’s sovereignty as it battles Russian forces.

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