Suspect in Slovak PM shooting cites Ukraine policy as motive: Court
The suspected shooter, identified by Slovak media as 71-year-old poet Juraj Cintula, has been accused of premeditated attempted murder and was detained pending trial following a hearing on Saturday. | The individual accused of shooting and causing serious injuries to Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that he carried out the act in opposition to the government's policy towards Ukraine, as per a court document obtained by AFP on Thursday. ● Slovakia was shocked last week when Fico was shot four times while greeting supporters in the central town of Handlova. ● After being swiftly taken to the hospital, he underwent two extensive surgeries at a nearby facility in Banska Bystrica. The hospital reported on Thursday that he is still in a "serious but stable" condition. ● The suspected shooter, identified by Slovak media as 71-year-old poet Juraj Cintula, has been accused of premeditated attempted murder and was detained pending trial following a hearing on Saturday.
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