Slovak Premier Fico Attacker Sentenced to 21 Years, TASR Says
Juraj Cintula attends a court hearing in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, in October.
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Slovakia’s Supreme Court upheld a 21-year prison sentence for Juraj Cintula for the attempted assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico, ruling the act a terrorist attack, Slovak TASR news agency reports.
Fico was shot four times at close range in May 2024 during a government meeting in Handlova, northeast of Bratislava. The shooting marked the first such attempt on a European leader in more than two decades.