In his first appearance after he miraculously survived an assassination attempt, Slovakia PM Robert Fico on Wednesday said “it will be a small miracle if I return to work in severa♎l weeks”.
In a speech posted on s🌸ocial media, ahead of the European Parliament election, Fico said the attack caused serious damage to his healt♛h.
Fico has been recovering after being shot𝐆 in the abdomen as he greeted supporters on May 15 in Handlova, nearly 140 kilometers from the country’s capital, Bratislava. Later, Fico’s attacker was arrested.
Fico in hisꦗ message also said he should be back to work on the turn of June and July, and that he felt “no hatred” towards his a♑ttacker.
“I forgive him," he said.
Attack on Slovak PM Fico:
F💯ico was attacked by a gunman as he greeted people in Handlova on May 15.
The video of the incident had showed people approachin🍌g Fico to shake hands with him as a🌳 man stepped forward, extended his arm and fired five rounds before being tackled and arrested.
Later, he underwent multiple surgeries.
Followi⛎ng the attack on Fico, the country’s court had ordered the attacker to be kept behind bars. The court has also urged police to not disclose identity of the attacker.
It was also believed initially that it was a politically motivated attack committed by a “lone wolf”, but later announced that a “third party” might have been involved✅ in “acting for the benefit of the perpetrator”.
