Defence minister Robert Kalinak said there may have been a ‘third party’ involved in ‘acting for the benefit of the perpetrator’.
Slovakia’s populist prime minister Robert Fico remains in a serious condition but has been given a positive prognosis four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that has sent shockwaves across the deeply polarised European Union nation, the defence minister said.
“Plus other indications that these facts of Wednesday’s attack have been discussed in a wider circle. All of this is shocking information, and for many of us, it would be much easier if we could talk about just one person.” Deputy prime minister and defence minister of Slovakia Robert Kalinak arrives for a press conference at the government headquarters in Bratislava
Prosecutors said they feared he could flee or commit other crimes if freed, a court spokesperson said.Little information about the suspected would-be assassin has been disclosed after prosecutors told police not to publicly identify him or release details about the case. “At a time when democracy is being attacked, it must be the security forces that have to give a clear signal that they are prepared to protect the population of the Slovak Republic,” he said.
In his address on Sunday, Mr Kalinak also stressed that lessons must be learned from the violent attack on Mr Fico, who has long been a divisive figure in Slovakia and beyond.Pavol Gaspar, acting director of the Slovak Information Service, addresses the media during a press conference at the government headquarters Mr Fico’s government has made efforts to overhaul public broadcasting – a move critics said would give the government full control of public television and radio.
At the St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Banska Bystrica on Sunday, churchgoer and lawyer Pavel Bachleda called the assassination attempt “a great tragedy” but also expressed concerns about how Mr Fico and his Smer, or Direction, party has conducted itself in recent years. World No1 golfer Scottie Scheffler charged with assaulting police officer outside US PGA ChampionshipNorth Korea test-fires ballistic missiles day after US and South Korea jet drillIsrael to respond to genocide charges at UN’s top court'Portal' live-stream connecting Dublin and New York to reopen within days after closing due to 'inappropriate behaviour'US military says Gaza Strip pier project complete with aid to flow soonChina and Russia reaffirm ties as Moscow presses...
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