2024-05-31 01:35:12
CTK
Up to date 6 hours in the past
Medics transported Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico from the hospital in Banská Bystrica to his residence in Bratislava, TA3 was confirmed by the director of the hospital. In keeping with the media, a helicopter flew to Bratislava with the prime minister. Joj TV reported that there have been a bigger variety of law enforcement officials and safety guards round Fico’s residence immediately.
Markíza TV, which initially reported on the switch of Fico to one in every of Bratislava’s hospitals, later, citing unnamed sources, additionally reported that the fifty-nine-year-old prime minister was transported to his residence. It’s positioned within the wider heart of the Slovak metropolis and on the primary railway station.
In keeping with Lapuníková’s statements to date, Fico needed to stay beneath the care of medical doctors in Banská Bystrica till he recovered sufficient to have the ability to go to residence care. She mentioned on Thursday that his well being is progressing consistent with the expectations of the consultants who’re caring for him.
The person who shot at Fico with a pistol after the federal government assembly in Handlová was detained by members of the safety forces instantly after the crime. The courtroom despatched him to custody. He faces 25 years in jail or life in jail for tried first diploma homicide. In keeping with the courtroom, he justified the assassination by his disagreement with the Slovak authorities’s coverage and claimed through the interrogation that he didn’t need to kill Fico.