The man who attacked the Slovak prime minister claims that he wanted to influence Slovakia’s policy towards Ukraine

Moments after the attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. Photo: Osintdefender

Juraj Cintula, the man who allegedly carried out last week’s attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, stated during interrogation that he did not want to kill Fico, but only to “hurt” him so that he could not continue the policy Cintula disagreed with.

Source: ruling on Cintula’s pre-trial detention published by the Slovak daily Pravda, as reported by European Pravda

Details: The court document shows that Cintula stated that after several decisions made by the government, Fico felt “powerless and disappointed with the state of society.” He also announced that he “does not agree with the policy of the current government”, in particular the liquidation of the Special Prosecutor’s Office and the pressure on independent media.

Cintula stated that he wants Slovakia to resume “military aid to Ukraine” and “believes that the current government is (like) Judas towards the European Union”, which is why he “decided to act”.

One witness quoted in the court document claimed that he heard Cintula saying “hostile and malicious things” about Fico and that Cintula was “concerned by the way (Fico) was behaving towards Russia and Hungary, the fact that he had good relations with them”.

The court document shows that the attacker acted alone. He began planning an attack on May 13 and used a Czech CZ 75 9mm pistol that he legally owned.

Background: :

On May 15, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot several times by 71-year-old writer Juraj Cintula after a government meeting in Handlová. The hospital previously reported that Fico is conscious and able to communicate, and his condition is improving.

The judge decided to remand Cintula, considering that there was a risk that he would try to attack Fico again. If convicted, he faces 25 years to life in prison.

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