On May 15, local time, Slovak Prime Minister Roberta Fica (Roberta Fica) was shot in the town of Handlova, about 90 miles (about 144.8 kilometers) northeast of the capital Bratislava, where he was supposed to meet with his supporters.
"Since the shooting of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914, there has not been an assassination at such a delicate moment in European politics," the British newspaper commented.
The 59-year-old Fizzo was taken into a sedan by security guards and assistants after being shot, and the incident happened so quickly that onlookers at the scene were stunned, who would have thought that such a serious thing could happen in such a quiet and inconspicuous corner.
When Fizo was admitted to Roosevelt University Hospital, Slovak Interior Minister Matus Sutace Estok and Defense Minister Robert Kalinak held a press conference at the hospital.
It is reported that although there were five bodyguards at the scene at the time, Fizzo was shot five times, and all of them were fired at close range, including at least one bullet in the abdomen.
"There is no good news at the moment," Kalinak, 52, cried as he told reporters, "and we need to put all our trust in the medical experts right now." The Prime Minister is now in terrible health and is in serious condition. ”
It is reported that Kalinak is not only the Minister of Defense, but also the Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia, which shows that Fizo has great trust in him, and the relationship between the two should be close.
In addition, Kalinak stressed that by the time of the press conference, Fizo had already undergone his first surgery, but would continue to undergo surgery three and a half hours later.
Fizo is the leader of the Slovak Direction Party (SMER-SD), which won parliamentary elections held at the end of September last year.
And because of her political disagreement with Zuzana Čaputová, the female president of Slovakia, and her verbal attacks on Chaputova, the atmosphere was tense when Fizo visited Chaputova as the new prime minister.
It is reported that in Slovakia, the prime minister is the most powerful post. Since Fizo's election, there have been several demonstrations in Bratislava to protest his policies. Fizo is a staunch conservative who is considered "pro-Russian and anti-American", and he has declared that "Slovakia will not send a single bullet to Ukraine" on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, while also repeatedly verbally attacking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Regarding the motive for the shooting, Interior Minister Estok has already made a judgment, saying that "there is a political motive", but the gunman's son said in an interview with local media, "I don't know what my father's intentions were, what he planned, why this happened." ”
The gunman was 71-year-old Juraj Cintula, a writer and founding member of a literary club and a former member of the Slovak Writers' Association.
Centura's concern for the international situation and his work was a clear expression of "anti-violence", but now he has done something that disregards life.