Slovak PM Fico's attacker convicted of terrorism, jailed for 21 years

Juraj Cintula, accused of the 2024 attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, arrives at the courtroom on the last day of his trial at the Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, October 21, 2025. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa

BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (Reuters) -A Slovak court ruled on Tuesday that a man who shot and wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico last year was guilty of terrorism charges and handed him a 21-year jail sentence.

Juraj Cintula, 72, shot at Fico five times from just over a one-metre distance as the prime minister greeted people in the central Slovak town of Handlova in May 2024.