{"id":54108,"date":"2024-05-19T14:44:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T14:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/19\/shooter-in-assassination-attempt-on-slovak-pm-may-not-have-been-lone-wolf-minister-says\/"},"modified":"2024-05-19T14:44:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T14:44:42","slug":"shooter-in-assassination-attempt-on-slovak-pm-may-not-have-been-lone-wolf-minister-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/19\/shooter-in-assassination-attempt-on-slovak-pm-may-not-have-been-lone-wolf-minister-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooter in assassination attempt on Slovak PM may not have been ‘lone wolf’, minister says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Officials in Slovakia are investigating whether the attacker who shot the prime minister was not a “lone wolf”.<\/p>\n

The interior minister Matus Sutaj Estok issued the update on Sunday, after the suspect was previously believed to be a “lone wolf”.<\/p>\n

Robert Fico’s condition is no longer life-threatening but is still very serious, his team said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Deputy prime minister Robert Kalinak issued the update four days after the assassination attempt on the populist leader.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters outside the Banska Bystrica hospital, where Mr Fico is being treated, he said: “The worst that we feared had passed, at least for the time being.<\/p>\n

“We are all a little calmer. When we were saying that we want to get closer to a positive prognosis, then I believe that we are a step closer to that.”<\/p>\n

The prime minister, 59, was shot multiple times<\/strong><\/a> on Wednesday in an attack that raised fresh concern over the polarisation of politics in the central European country of 5.4 million people.<\/p>\n

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Mr Fico was shot in the abdomen as he greeted supporters – the first major assassination attempt on a European political leader for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n

Video footage showed the Slovak premier approach people gathered at barricades and reach out to shake hands as a man stepped forward, extended his arm and fired five rounds before being tackled and arrested.<\/p>\n

Mr Estok has previously said the suspect objected to the government’s Ukraine policy.<\/p>\n

Mr Fico’s government has ended official military support for Ukraine and taken a more pro-Russian line on the conflict than most European Union partners.<\/p>\n

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The Slovak Specialised Criminal Court ruled on Saturday that the suspect, identified by prosecutors as Juraj C, should remain behind bars until the trial<\/a> <\/strong>charged with attempted murder. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prosecutors said they feared he could flee or commit other crimes if freed, a court spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

The suspect can appeal the order, but so far no statement has been published by him or a lawyer on his behalf.<\/p>\n

Little information about the would-be assassin has been made public, after prosecutors told police not to identify him or release details about the case.<\/p>\n

Unconfirmed media reports said he is a 71-year-old former security guard and an amateur poet<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Mr Kalinak, who is also Slovakia’s defence minister, said Mr Fico’s condition was still too serious to consider transferring him to a hospital in the capital.<\/p>\n

Milan Urbani, deputy director of the Banska Bystrica hospital, told reporters that, as of Sunday morning: “The patient is currently out of a life-threatening condition”.<\/p>\n

He added: “His condition remains very serious, and he needs a long time to rest to recover. We firmly believe that everything will go in a good direction.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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