The man detained after shooting Slovakia’s Prime Minister is to be charged with attempted murder, government officials said on Wednesday.
The State Security Council decided to increase protection for the highest-ranking representatives of the state, as well as journalists and individuals particularly vulnerable to attacks.
A man arrested over the shooting, 71-year-old Juraj Cintula from Levice, is now facing 25 years in prison. The police have also detained a woman said to be Cintula’s wife, local media reported.
“I want to confirm that today the police are working with only one version of the attack, that the perpetrator is currently charged with the premeditated crime of attempted murder, and that it was a politically motivated act,” said Slovak interior minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok
“It was not a random act, but a planned act since many of you registered that this was a possible attempt already during the previous trip of the government in the Trnava Region,” he continued.
At a press conference earlier on Thursday, Minister Robert Kaliňák told reporters that “during the night, doctors managed to stabilize Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition, but it is still serious.”
Robert Kaliňák confirmed that the cabinet would not impose a state of emergency in connection with Wednesday’s attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Continuing, Kaliňák said that the government is doing what it can to calm the national mood.
A man arrested over the shooting, 71-year-old Juraj Cintula from Levice, is now facing 25 years in prison. The police have also detained a woman said to be Cintula’s wife, local media reported.
“I want to confirm that today the police are working with only one version of the attack, that the perpetrator is currently charged with the premeditated crime of attempted murder, and that it was a politically motivated act,” said Slovak interior minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok
“It was not a random act, but a planned act since many of you registered that this was a possible attempt already during the previous trip of the government in the Trnava Region,” he continued.
At a press conference earlier on Thursday, Minister Robert Kaliňák told reporters that “during the night, doctors managed to stabilize Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition, but it is still serious.”
Robert Kaliňák confirmed that the cabinet would not impose a state of emergency in connection with Wednesday’s attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Continuing, Kaliňák said that the government is doing what it can to calm the national mood.
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