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Suspect in shooting of Slovakia’s populist leader Fico stands trial on terror charges

SLOVAKIA, JUL 7 – Juraj C., 72, faces terrorism charges for shooting PM Robert Fico to protest his policies on Ukraine and Russia, risking life imprisonment, court hearings start this week.

  • Cintula, accused of shooting Slovakia's populist leader Fico, stands trial on terror charges after prosecutors reclassified the shooting.
  • Fico underwent operations and returned to work two months after the attack, heading a coalition government that has cracked down on dissent.
  • Cintula, who used a legally owned gun, said he did not want to kill Fico and had plotted the attack for two days.
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The 72-year-old perpetrator denies terrorist motives. A statement from him was read out in court.

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More than a year after the shooting attack on Slovakia's head of government Robert Fico started the trial on Tuesday against the alleged attacker Juraj Cintula. The then 71-year-old man was arrested on May 15, 2024 immediately after the crime. The prosecution accuses him of political motives. Several shots firedIn later published TV and video recordings, it had been seen how the perpetrator fired several shots at the prime minister after a meeti…

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Juraj Cintula, a 72-year-old Slovak poet, is at risk of life imprisonment (ANSA)

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The trial of a 72-year-old man who shot and seriously wounded Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in May of last year has begun in Slovakia. He is being tried on terrorism charges for the attack and faces life in prison if convicted.

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U.S. News broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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