Man arrested for shooting Robert Fico to face terrorism charges

Man Arrested for Shooting Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Ficowill be held accountable for the crime terrorist attack, said this Thursday Prosecutor General of Slovakia.

Fico recovers after receiving four shots at point blank range when he greeted his supporters at a government meeting in the city Handlova, in central Slovakia, mid-May. He had to be operated on for several hours.

The man, identified by prosecutors as Juraj S.The 71-year-old man was arrested immediately after the attack and charged with attempted murder.

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“Based on the evidence collected, The prosecuted act will be legally qualified as a particularly serious crime of terrorist attack.“, said Maros Zilinkathe attorney general, without going into details.

If the defendant is found guilty, he faces life imprisonment according to the new classification under Slovak criminal law. Previously, he faced 25 years to life in prison.

The attack revealed deep polarization of politics in the country Central European.

According to court documents, the detainee said he wanted to injure the prime minister but not kill him because did not agree with the government’s policiesamong them abolition of the special prosecutor’s office and termination of state military aid to Ukraine.

(according to information from Reuters)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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