US EditionSuspect in Slovak premier’s attempted assassination is indicted on terror charges
- The suspect in the attempted assassination of Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico has been indicted on terror charges, as confirmed by prosecutors.
- Fico was shot in the abdomen on May 15 while greeting supporters and has since recovered from multiple wounds.
- The suspect, identified as J.C., was arrested immediately after the attack, and prosecutors are seeking a trial based on new evidence.
- Officials consider the attack politically motivated, although they suggest a third party may have been involved.
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The author of the assassination attempt last May on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been indicted for terrorism, the Slovak Prosecutor's Office announced on Monday, Reuters reports.
The perpetrator of the assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico last May has been charged with terrorism, the Slovak Prosecutor's Office announced on Monday, Reuters and TASR agencies reported, quoted by Agerpres. The Social Democratic Prime Minister, aged…
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Suspect in Slovak premier's attempted assassination is indicted on terror charges
Prosecutors in Slovakia says the suspect in the attempted assassination of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico last year has been indicted on terror charges.
Prosecutor of the Prosecutor General's Office Katarína Habčáková filed an indictment against 72-year-old Juraj C. for the particularly serious crime of terrorist attack at the Specialized Criminal Court in the case of the assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Směr). Juraj Cintula committed the assassination of Fico on May 15, 2024, at a meeting of the Slovak government in the town of Handlová.
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