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Police charge 71-year-old writer with murder attempt on Slovak PM - Reports

Juraj Cintula attempted to murder the prime minister out of revenge.

16 May 2024 05:53pm
A man is detained on the site where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and wounded in Handlova, Slovakia. Photo by News Agency of the Slovak Republic/Xinhua.
A man is detained on the site where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and wounded in Handlova, Slovakia. Photo by News Agency of the Slovak Republic/Xinhua.
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MOSCOW - Slovakia's police have charged a 71-year-old man of attempting to commit the premeditated murder of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Sputnik quoted the Markiza broadcaster report on Thursday.

According to the police, writer, Juraj Cintula, attempted to murder the prime minister out of revenge, the broadcaster said, adding that he faces 25 years in prison to life.

Fico was shot on Wednesday during the government's field-meeting in the city of Handlova located 190 kilometres (118 miles) northeast of Bratislava. The prime minister was rushed to a hospital, reportedly with wounds to his abdomen and chest. Slovakia's TA3 TV channel reported that Fico had been placed in an induced coma after undergoing surgery.

Earlier on Thursday, Slovak Defence Minister Robert Kalinak said doctors had managed to stabilise Fico, but his condition was still serious. - BERNAMA-SPUTNIK                         

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