Cintula is accused of shooting Fico on 15 May 2024, as the prime minister greeted supporters following a government meeting in the town of Handlová, located 140 kilometres northeast of the capital.

A 72-year-old poet said he had shot and wounded Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to defend "free culture" as he went on trial Tuesday more than a year after the shock attack."I decided to damage ...

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico attends a press conference, as he marks the anniversary of his attempted assassination, at the site of the attack, in Handlova, central Slovakia May 15, 2025.

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — A man went on trial Tuesday over last year’s attempted assassination of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. Juraj Cintula, appearing in court in the ...

Juraj Cintula, 72, could face life behind bars if he is convicted over the attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico last year.View on euronews ...

A man has gone on trial for last year’s attempted assassination of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The trial began Tuesday in Banská Bystrica, where 72-year-old Juraj Cintula ...

Juraj Cintula, center, is escorted to the Specialized Criminal Court in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia July 8, for a trial over last year’s attempted assassination of Slovakia’s populist Prime ...

A man has gone on trial for last year’s attempted assassination of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The trial began Tuesday in Banská Bystrica, where 72-year-old Juraj Cintula ...