Juraj Cintulaattacker of the Slovak Prime Minister, Robert Ficoit was declared this Saturday guilty before the court that must decide whether to keep him in preventive detention, local media reported.
After having shot and seriously injured the president, the Prosecutor’s Office has requested this measure against the aggressor, a 71-year-old man who declared that he disagreed with Fico’s policies, and that He has been accused by the Police of premeditated murdera crime that could lead to a sentence of between 25 years and life imprisonment.
The Slovak Minister of Health declared this Saturday that the prognosis on the condition of the head of the Slovak government Robert Fico after the assassination attempt was “positive”.
“Yesterday’s (Friday) surgery, which lasted two hours, contributed to a positive prognosis for the prime minister’s health.“said the minister Zuzana Dolinkova to journalists.
For his part, the vice president of the Government, Robert Kalinakconfirmed that there is improvementafter surgery on Friday “was successful and the patient’s condition is stable”. Likewise, ruled out an immediate transfer to Bratislava from the Banská Bystrice hospital, where he is admitted.
The shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon as Fico greeted supporters after a cabinet meeting in Handlova, central Slovakia. The prime minister, 59, was taken by helicopter to hospital where he underwent a five-hour operation.
Robert Ficowho has been in office since his centrist populist party, Smer, won the general election in the autumn, He underwent surgery again for two hours on Friday.
“The patient is now conscious, his condition is stable, but he remains in intensive care. His condition is really serious.”he declared on Friday Miriam Lapunikovadirector of the Roosevelt Hospital in Banska Bystrica, a city in the center of the country.
“If the shot had gone a few centimeters higher, it would have hit the prime minister’s liver,” the Interior Minister declared on Saturday. Matus Sutaj Estokto TA3.
A prosecutor on Friday asked for pre-trial detention for Cintula after being charged with attempted premeditated murder.
Robert Fico is serving his fourth term as prime minister after having campaigned on peace proposals between Russia and Ukrainea neighboring country of Slovakia, and about stop sending military aid to kyivwhich he did after being elected.
The assassination attempt caused great commotion in the country of 5.4 million inhabitants, a member of the EU and NATO, which has been experiencing a strong political division for years.
The outgoing provincial president, Zuzana Caputovaand his successor, Peter Pellegrinian ally of Fico who will take office in June, urged their fellow citizens to refrain from any “confrontation” after the attack.
Both called a meeting of all the leaders of the parliamentary parties for Tuesday to show unity after the events.
But some political representatives have already accused their opponents of being behind the attack.
Robert Kalinkdeputy prime minister and Fico’s closest ally, criticized opposition politicians and some media on Friday for having described Fico as a criminal, a dictator or a servant of the Russian president. Vladimir Putinbefore the shooting.
“All those lies are the main reason why Robert Fico fights for his life today”, he declared in a message published on the Smer party website.
(With information from AFP, EFE and AP)
