Slovak 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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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.
Attack on the Slovak Prime Minister: the man accused of shooting Robert Fico kept in custody
The Bratislava court ordered this Saturday, May 18, the continued pre-trial detention of Juraj Cintula, a 71-year-old poet, accused of having opened fire on the head of state on Wednesday.
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