In a video made public after his arrest, Cintula, who shot the Slovak prime minister, appears to question what he says is the “liquidation” of the media and government interference in justice.
Juraj Cintula, the 71-year-old man who shot the Slovak Prime Minister, appears in a video, which was made public after his arrest and which was recorded before the police interrogation, in which he offers some explanations about the attack on Robert Fico.
“I do not agree with the government’s policy. Why are they average Settlebecause RTVS is [Rádio e Televisão da Eslováquia] “Under attack?” asks Cintula, in the video broadcast on television TA3.
It is worth remembering that, in November, the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, described the average of the country and said that his Government would give instructions to these media outlets. One of the recipients of the Fico government’s measures was the Markíza television network, the general newspapers Sme and Dennik N and the news portal Aktuality.
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The writer Juraj Cintula, who shot #Slovak Prime Minister #AmHe said he did it because he did not agree with the government’s policies. pic.twitter.com/DDPBLnyxFj
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A deputy from the prime minister’s party, SMER, then stated that the attacked organizations could be prevented from accessing press conferences and official statements.
In the video, apparently captured after the arrest, Cintula also refers to the Slovak judicial system. “Why was Mazák removed from office?”asks the shooter. According to the Slovak newspaper Viewer, Ján Mazák was removed from the position of president of the Judicial Council of Slovakia in April on the recommendation of the government. Mazák linked his removal from office to the fact that he led an investigation into corruption involving Robert Fico himself and members of the government, such as the Minister of Defense.
In the same video, Juraj Cistula reveals that he decided to attack the head of the Slovak government a month ago.
This afternoon, the Slovak Minister of the Interior revealed that the attack on Robert Fico was politically motivated. Matúš Šutaj Eštok also linked the attack to the tense climate that reigns in politics in Slovakia, where presidential elections were held less than a month ago and legislative elections were held seven months ago.
Source: Observadora
