Reuters
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A Slovak court dominated on Tuesday {that a} man who shot and wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico final yr was responsible of terrorism costs and gave him a 21-year jail sentence.
Juraj Cintula, 72, shot at Fico 5 instances from simply over a one-meter distance because the prime minister greeted folks in the central Slovak city of Handlova in May 2024.
The verdict of the Specialized Criminal Court in the town of Banska Bystrica closes a trial that started in July and whose important query was whether or not Cintula, who admitted taking pictures Fico, was responsible of terrorism.
The ruling could be appealed on the nation’s supreme court.
Fico was struck 4 instances and was critically injured in his stomach, and likewise suffered accidents to his hip, hand and foot. He made his first public look in July final yr, a couple of months after the assault.
Cintula stated he wished to harm however not kill Fico, as a result of he wished to cease him from persevering with his insurance policies which he stated harm Slovakian freedom and tradition.
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