After shooting attack
Slovakian Prime Minister Fico “forgives” attacker
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was seriously injured in an assassination attempt, has spoken publicly for the first time since the attack. On Wednesday, a Facebook video went online in which Fico said he "forgives" the attacker who had shot him four times.
He also announced that he would gradually resume his official duties from the end of June. Fico was released from hospital at the end of May and is now recovering from the attack at home.
Fico was shot and critically injured on May 15 after a cabinet meeting in the small town of Handlova. The head of government had to undergo two operations. The suspected assassin, 71-year-old hobby writer Juraj Cintula, was arrested at the scene of the crime. He is in custody. He is being investigated for attempted murder.
Wanted to make Fico "incapable of working"
During police questioning, Cintula stated that he carried out the crime out of hatred for Fico and his government policy. He disagreed with the left-wing populist prime minister's judicial and media policies. He did not want to kill Fico, but rather to make him "unfit to continue his work".
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