Fico attacker explains why he shot at Prime Minister
Kyiv • UNN
Juraj Cintula, the gunman who shot at Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, explained that he disagreed with the government's policies, particularly on freedom of speech and the alleged elimination of the media and attacks on the Slovak TV channel RTVS.
The attacker on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, writer Juraj Cintula, explained his motive. The Slovak edition of Plus JEDEN DEŇ published a video, probably from the police station where the detainee is currently being held, UNN reports.
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Juraj Cintula stated that he disagreed with the government's policy, particularly in the area of freedom of speech.
I do not agree with the government's policy. Why are the media being liquidated, why is RTVS (a Slovak TV channel) being attacked? Why are people being fired?
Recall
On May 15, several shots were fired in the Slovak city of Handlova when Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico came out to speak to the people.
Fico was wounded and is in serious condition after the assassination attempt. As Defense Minister Robert Kaliniak said at a briefing, Fico is currently undergoing surgery, which has been going on for 3.5 hours.