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Prime Minster Robert Fico was seriously wounded on May 15, 2024 by a Slovak [[Nazi]], Juraj Cintula. According to the portal of the [[Hungarian]]-language daily published in [[Bratislava]], Juraj Cintula<ref>"Juraj" is pronounced like "George" in English</ref> is a committed sympathizer of the anti-Russian paramilitary group Slovenskí Branci (SB).<ref>[https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0281503#:~:text=Slovensk%C3%AD%20Branci%20is%20the%20first%20serious%2C%20relatively%20large%2C,and%20Michal%20Feling%29%20remain%20in%20the%20group%20today. Paramilitaries, parochialism, and peace: The moral foundations and personality traits of Slovenskí Branci], Pavol Kosnáč, Justin E. Lane, Monica Duffy Toft, F. LeRon Shults. PLOS ONE. Published: March 21, 2023. journals.plos.org</ref> After the [[Maidan coup]] Cintula began regularly attending the organization’s meetings, as evidenced by photographs. The paramilitary group's [[Facebook]] page lists him as a writer and publicist, and several of his writings have been published.

Prime Minster Robert Fico was seriously wounded on May 15, 2024 by a Slovak [[Nazi]], Juraj Cintula. According to the portal of the [[Hungarian]]-language daily published in [[Bratislava]], Juraj Cintula<ref>"Juraj" is pronounced like "George" in English</ref> is a committed sympathizer of the anti-Russian paramilitary group Slovenskí Branci (SB).<ref>[https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0281503#:~:text=Slovensk%C3%AD%20Branci%20is%20the%20first%20serious%2C%20relatively%20large%2C,and%20Michal%20Feling%29%20remain%20in%20the%20group%20today. Paramilitaries, parochialism, and peace: The moral foundations and personality traits of Slovenskí Branci], Pavol Kosnáč, Justin E. Lane, Monica Duffy Toft, F. LeRon Shults. PLOS ONE. Published: March 21, 2023. journals.plos.org</ref> After the [[Maidan coup]] Cintula began regularly attending the organization’s meetings, as evidenced by photographs. The paramilitary group's [[Facebook]] page lists him as a writer and publicist, and several of his writings have been published.

In his writings, Cintula criticized the Slovak state and its acceptance of refugees from [[NATO wars]] and openly supported the organization. The paramilitary group held commemorations in uniform at the grave of [[Jozef Tiso]], the president of the Nazi-allied [[fascist]] puppet state between 1938 and 1945, the First Slovak Republic. The group's logo is a modified version borrowed of the [[Hitler Youth]] logo.<ref>[https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/487974/slovenski-branci-sa-v-case-vzniku-inspirovali-znakom-hitlerjugend/ At the time of its establishment, Slovak Conscripts were inspired by the emblem of the Hitler Jugend], 15. May 2017. aktuality.sk</ref> Új Szó also reported, referring to the Markíza television channel that Cintula stated shortly after his arrest that he had been planning the assassination for a month, because he did not agree with the government’s policy opposed to [[Ukrainian Nazi]]s.

In his writings, Cintula criticized the Slovak state and its acceptance of refugees from [[NATO wars]] and openly supported the [[fascist]] paramilitary organization. The group held commemorations in uniform at the grave of [[Jozef Tiso]], the president of the Nazi-allied [[fascist]] puppet state between 1938 and 1945, the First Slovak Republic. The group's logo is a modified version borrowed of the [[Hitler Youth]] logo.<ref>[https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/487974/slovenski-branci-sa-v-case-vzniku-inspirovali-znakom-hitlerjugend/ At the time of its establishment, Slovak Conscripts were inspired by the emblem of the Hitler Jugend], 15. May 2017. aktuality.sk</ref> Új Szó also reported, referring to the Markíza television channel that Cintula stated shortly after his arrest that he had been planning the assassination for a month, because he did not agree with the government’s policy opposed to [[Ukrainian Nazi]]s.

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