Matuss Sutaj Estok called the suspect a “lone wolf” discontent with Bratislava’s policies
The man who critically injured Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday was a fierce critic of the latter’s decision to stop arms shipments to Ukraine, Interior Minister Matuss Sutaj Estok has said.
Fico was shot at point-blank range several times on Wednesday as he greeted supporters in the small town of Handlova. The assailant was immediately arrested and the prime minister was rushed to a hospital in serious condition. Local authorities said earlier that there was a “clear political motivation” behind the attack.
Media reports identified the attacker as Juraj Cintula, 71, said to be the founder of the Slovak Association of Writers and a supporter of the opposition Progressive Slovakia party.
According to the minister, the suspect closely followed domestic and international events, and protested against several government policies, including the closure of the Special Prosecutor’s Office, and the suspension of military aid to Ukraine. Fico, a critic of the Western stance on the Ukraine conflict, campaigned on a promise to cut arms deliveries to Kiev, which he proceeded to do after taking over as prime minister after the election last autumn’
“He stated these reasons why he disagrees with the government policy and why he decided to assassinate the Prime Minister,” Sutaj Estok said, describing the attacker as “the so-called lonely wolf” not linked to any groups.
(There is a video at the link of a press conference with the relevant authorities)
Anyone knows how the health of the PM is right now, from what I saw it seemed unlikely that he will survive
I hope he lives. His politics may be a mixed bag, but where it is most important- in facing the greatest and most abhorrent contradiction in present times as well as of the past 500 years, imperialism- he is a stumbling block for the empire.
Me too, even if he wasn’t that good a politician, the fact that a pro Ukraine terrorist succeeding in an attack like that might be a very dangerous event
Now that one thinks about it, I don’t think I’d be overly averse to the idea of some Ukranian offing, or trying to off, Trump- not because I think it’d be a good thing for AmeriKKKa necessarily- frankly while he’s also abhorrent I see him as the far lesser and more incompetent/disruptive (to the empire) evil- but because seeing things explode from there would be glorious, and hopefully weaken and destabilize the empire further.
Killing an important figure on the center of capitalism does not change too too much, the fact is that the bourgeoisie will keep advancing their interest however necessary, the biggest impact is the public effect it causes.
As usual mainstream media struggles to call the shooter a terrorist.
