Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived an assassination attempt in the town of Handlova on May 15, 2024 appeared on the camera for the first time since the incident. In a 14-minute video posted on his Facebook Page, Fico blamed the opposition and Hungarian-American philanthropist George Soros for the attempt on his life.
“On May 15, 2024 an activist of the opposition tried to assassinate me in Handlova because of my political views,” the Slovak Prime Minister said.
He added that the attack had caused very serious damage to his health requiring several operations and resulting in lot of pain and suffering. He described it as a miracle and that he returned to politics in such short time. He noted that if all goes well, he could be back with full strength by July 2024.
Fico also addressed the perpetrator in the message and said, “I forgive him and let him sort out what he did and why did he did it in his own head. In the end, it is evident that he was only a messenger of evil and political hatred which the politically unsuccessful and frustrated opposition has developed in Slovakia to unimaginable proportions,” he said.
He also warned that it was to be expected that anti-government media, foreign funded pollical NGOs and the opposition would begin to downplay his assassination attempt claiming that it was only an attacked by a deranged person in an apparent reference to George Soros.
“I want to ask the anti-government media, especially that are co-owned by the financial structure of George Soros, not to go down this road, I have no reason to believe this was an attack by a lone madman,” Fico pointed out. He ended the video by thanking people for their support and issuing another warning to the opposition.
“If it continues as it is now, the horrors of May 15, 2024, which you all had the opportunity to see practically live, will continue and there will be more victims. I don’t doubt it, not for a second,” he said. The opposition Progressive Slovakia party immediately reacted to Fico’s accusations. “I am glad that Robert Fico is feeling better. Unfortunately, nothing has changed in his politics said Micheal Simecka,” the chairman of the leading opposition party.
“For 14 minutes, the Prime Minister has blamed the media, the opposition, artists, EU and our foreign partners, he continued describing the videos content as a political disappointment. Instead of actively contributing to social reconciliation, he called the assassin an activist of the political opposition and repeated conspiracies about a global George Soros plot against Slovakia. I am truly sorry,” Simecka said.
Robert Fico was shot on May 15 in the town of Handlova. Fico was rushed to the hospital by helicopter, where he underwent a four year long life saving operation. Doctors reportedly removed part of Fico’s intestine due to heavy bleeding in the abdominal cavity. The Slovak PM had another surgery two days after the assassination attempt. The tragic events shocked the international community.
On behalf of Hungarian government, the Prime Minister Viktor Orban was the first to react. “I was deeply shocked by the attack against my friend. We pray for his health and recovery. God bless him and his country,” he said.
