US EditionRobert Fico's Assassin Appears in Court, Claims He only Wanted to Incapacitate the Prime Minister
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The court trial of Juraj Cintula, who shot the Slovak prime minister last year, began on Tuesday. He denies the terrorism charge.
Four to Five Sounds, a Blow to the Abdomen. Fico's Statement on the Assassination Was Heard in Court
The second day of the trial of Juraj Cintula, the defendant in the assassination of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Směr), began with the playing of a video from last year's testimony by the Prime Minister before an investigator. The 72-year-old Cintula was brought to court on Wednesday by a heavily armed commando.
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The court in Banská Bystrica, which is currently hearing last year's assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, also heard a statement from the Prime Minister himself. He tells investigators that at the critical moment he did not know who was shooting at him or from where. The accused, Juraj Cintula, claims that he only wanted to injure the prime minister. On Wednesday, he added that he did not feel hatred towards him, only ange…
According to his lawyer, Juraj Cintula only felt anger against the Prime Minister, not against the entire government.
The only goal was to make him incapacitated. The trial of last year's case began, and on the second day, the prime minister's testimony was also played on video.
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