Slovak court to rule on gunman who shot PM | International

BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia, Oct 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The man who admitted to shooting Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico last year will on Tuesday hear a court verdict that could send him to prison for life. Juraj Cintula, a 72-year-old poet, shot the nationalist and Kremlin-friendly Fico four times at close range on May 15, 2024, leaving him seriously wounded. The attack occurred after a government meeting in the central Slovak mining town of Handlova as Fico walked into the street to greet fans. Cintula, who was detained at the scene, has said he shot Fico with the intention to wound but not kill him. "It was worth it," local media quoted him as shouting as he left court earlier...