A Slovak court has sentenced a pro-Ukrainian activist to 21 years in prison for the attempted assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico, which left the nation’s leader seriously wounded last year.
Juraj Cintula, 72, was found guilty of committing an act of terrorism by the Specialized Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica on Tuesday. He admitted during the trial to firing at Fico from close range while the prime minister was greeting supporters in the central Slovak town of Handlova in May 2024.
The court proceedings, which began in July, focused on whether the attack qualified as terrorism or a lesser criminal offense. Cintula has announced his…
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