Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was seriously injured yesterday Wednesday 15/05/2024, when he was shot while greeting citizens, has regained consciousness after a long-term surgery, Slovak media reports.
According to Slovak TV, the surgery that Robert Fitzo underwent was a successwith him being in the process of being revived.
Deputy Prime Minister Thomas Taramba said that Robert Fitzo is hospitalized out of danger.
Robert Fitzow has serious abdominal injuries.
The alleged perpetrator, a 71-year-old writer, was arrested by the police and remains in custody. According to Interior Minister Matus Sutai Estok, the motive for the attempted assassination of the Slovak prime minister was “political”.
⚡️⚡️⚡️ The moment of the assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. Five shots are heard in the video. pic.twitter.com/0bhjX795md
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Global shock over the murderous attack received by the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico
The murderous attack received in the middle of the street by the prime minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, is causing global disgust. The perpetrator was a 71-year-old man who was immediately arrested. The man approached the politician and shot him at close range with video footage of the shooting making the rounds on the internet.
The country’s Ministry of the Interior said that the attacker’s motives were political, while the assassination attempt was unanimously condemned by the European leadership, American President Biden and Vladimir Putin.
They took the cell phones from the hospital staff to prevent any video from leaking
The prime minister of Slovakia he was taken by helicopter to the hospital in Banska Bystrica and not to a hospital in Bratislavaa as it would take a long time to transport it there.
As it became known, in order not to leak any video from the time he arrived at the hospital, it was decided to keep all the mobile phones of the staff.
The attacker shouted at him “Robo come here”
The 71-year-old assailant appears to have been carrying a firearm legally. Eyewitnesses reported that while Fitzo was greeting people, he shouted “Robo come here” and when he approached him, he started shooting.
Who is Fitzo?
He is a veteran politician of Slovakia with a career of almost 30 years.
A few months ago, last October, he was elected prime minister of Slovakia for the fourth time and is 59 years old.
His views and political movements change, they are not always stable. He started out more pro-European, but in recent years he has started to attack the West and the European Union and the United States.
He seems to be closer to Russia while also being a friend of Viktor Orbán. He has also been criticized for the rule of law. Also, they say he is trying to push a law like the one Russia has passed and these days Georgia is trying to pass on foreign agents.
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