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He Had a Malicious Expression on His Face. Fico's Security Guard Testified at the Cintula Trial

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The trial of 72-year-old Juraj Cintula, who committed the assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Směr) in the town of Handlová on May 15 last year, continued with witness testimony on Tuesday at the Specialized Court in Banská Bystrica. Cintula reiterated in court that he did not want to kill the prime minister, only to stop him.

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Security guards at the trial of the assassin Juraj Cintula described how they quickly fought him off. He still hit Prime Minister Robert Fico several times.

·Bratislava, Slovakia
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The trial of 72-year-old Juraj Cintula, who committed the assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Směr) in the town of Handlová on May 15 last year, continued with witness testimony on Tuesday at the Specialized Court in Banská Bystrica. Cintula reiterated in court that he did not want to kill the prime minister, only to stop him.

During last year's assassination attempt, the security guards of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico intervened against the attacker after the first shot from the pistol, but further shots nevertheless followed. This is according to the statements of members of the Slovak security service, which were heard on Tuesday at the main trial of the accused assassin Juraj Cintula. He repeated that he did not want to kill Fico. During the intervention agai…

On the third day of the trial, members of the government security forces testified in the trial of Prime Minister Juraj Cintula's attacker. No one asked them during the interrogation whether they had made a mistake.

The trial of the attacker who shot Robert Fico last year continues. Security intervened after the first shot, but the attacker managed to fire several more shots. Juraj Cintula repeated in court that he did not mean to kill him. He faces terrorism charges.

Banská Bystrica (Slovakia) - During last year's assassination attempt, the security guards of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico took action against the attacker after the first gunshot, but more shots followed. This is according to statements by members of the Slovak security service, which were heard today at the main trial of the accused assassin Juraj Cintula. He reiterated that he did not want to kill Fico.

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hnonline.sk broke the news in Bratislava Region, Slovakia on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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