The Office of the Government of Slovakia and the Prosecutor General received threats
Prime Minister Robert Fico and Prosecutor General Maros Zilinka received messages containing threats of physical harm.
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- The Office of the Government of Slovakia and Prosecutor General Maros Zilinka received messages containing threats of physical harm.
- The threats are addressed to Prime Minister Robert Fico, members of his family and the family of the prosecutor general.
- Law enforcement agencies are conducting an investigation.
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Why It Matters
In May 2024, an assassination attempt was made on Robert Fico, as a result of which he was seriously injured. In October 2025, the attacker Juraj Cintula was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
The Slovak government office received a message threatening Prime Minister Robert Fico and members of his family.
The Prosecutor General of Slovakia, Maros Zilinka, received a message with threats of physical harm.
BRATISLAVA, September 25 - RIA Novosti. The Slovak government office reported that it had received a threatening message addressed to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, and the country's Prosecutor General Maros Zilinka also received death threats.
“The Office of the Government of Slovakia, as well as the General Prosecutor’s Office of Slovakia, received a threatening message this morning addressed to the Chairman of the Government of Slovakia, Robert Fico, and members of his family. The contents of the message are being dealt with by the relevant authorities,” reads a message on the office’s official page on the social network Facebook* on Friday.
The Prosecutor General of Slovakia, Maros Zilinka, also received a message containing threats of physical harm on Friday. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, an unknown person threatened Zhilinka and his wife with an explosion.
In May 2024, there was an attempt on Fico's life. Juraj Cintula shot at the Slovak prime minister when he came out to people gathered at the cultural center in the city of Gandlova (in the central part of the country), where a government retreat was taking place. Fico was seriously injured and was discharged from the hospital at the end of May 2024, where he underwent several operations. The Prime Minister of Slovakia returned to work in July 2024. The court sentenced 73-year-old Tsintula to 21 years in prison in October 2025, recognizing his crime as an act of terrorism. In May 2026, Fico announced the high probability of a new attempt on the life of a politician in the republic.
Open Questions
- Who is the author of the threats?
- What security measures will be strengthened?
