Juraj Cintula, the perpetrator of the assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, has filed an appeal against the first-instance verdict from October, which sentenced him to 21 years in prison for terrorism. The court found him guilty on October 21. Cintula's lawyer previously suggested a different classification of the crime to reduce the potential sentence. The assassination attempt occurred on May 15, 2024, after a government meeting in Handlová, where Cintula shot Fico four times, citing disagreement with the government's policies, particularly regarding arms shipments to Ukraine. Teljes cikk (Index.hu)