US EditionSlovak PM is stable after ‘miracles’ in the hospital as suspect is ordered detained
- Fico's health condition remained serious but stable after undergoing surgery for gunshot wounds, with an optimistic outlook for recovery mentioned by government ministers at University F.D. Roosevelt Hospital in Banská Bystrica.
- The man accused of attempting to assassinate Fico appeared in court for the first time, as per Slovak state media reports.
- Prosecutors instructed police not to reveal the identity or details of the case of the 71-year-old retiree suspected in the shooting incident, reported to be an amateur poet and former mall security guard.
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As the suspect in the attack appeared in court, the Slovak Minister of Health provided details on Saturday about the condition of Robert Fico, a victim of an attempted assassination.
The special criminal court in the Slovak town of Pezinok, with heavy police security, today ordered the arrest of 71-year-old Slovak Juraj Cintula, who on May 15 in Handlova shot the prime minister with five shots and seriously wounded him in the stomach.
Juraj Cintula, de 71 años, está acusado de homicidio premeditado y podría ser condenado de 25 años a cadena perpetua.
Der slowakische Regierungschef Robert Fico ist nach einer zweiten Operation noch nicht transportfähig. Ein Gericht ordnete für den mutmaßlichen Attentäter U-Haft an.
Suspected would-be assassin ordered detained as Slovak prime minister's condition is stable
Prosecutors told police not to publicly identify the man or release other details about the case, but unconfirmed media reports said he was a 71-year-old retiree known as an amateur poet who may have once worked as a mall security guard in the country's southwest.
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