Alleged gunman Juraj Cintula, 71, is facing beingness successful situation if convicted of the 'lone wolf', 'politically motivated' onslaught that rocked Europe.
Populist allies of Robert Fico person tried to prehend connected the shooting with calls to adjacent the Liberal Party and ace down connected the escaped media with immoderate characterising the would-be assassin arsenic a liberal.
But enquiries uncover the writer and retired information defender has a muddled governmental inheritance having rallied against communism, migrants, and unit - with links to a pro-Russian militia.
Friends successful Cintula's hometown of Levice, occidental Slovakia, described him arsenic 'rebellious erstwhile helium was young, but not aggressive'.
The grey-haired, bearded gramps wrote poems portion president of the Duha Literary Club successful his hometown and published a racist publication connected 'eyeless gypsies' successful 2015.
Enquiries uncover alleged gunman Juraj Cintula has a muddled governmental inheritance having rallied against communism, migrants, and violence. Cintula is pictured present with members of the Slovak Conscripts, a pro-Russian Slovak militia
Reporter Sam Greenhill extracurricular the flat artifact wherever alleged gunman Juraj Cintula lives in Levice, occidental Slovakia
Populist allies of Robert Fico person tried to prehend connected the shooting by characterising the would-be assassin arsenic a wide - but his governmental views look to beryllium crossed the spectrum,
Friends successful Cintula's hometown of Levice, occidental Slovakia, described him arsenic 'rebellious erstwhile helium was young, but not aggressive'
Juraj Cintula, 71, is facing beingness successful situation if convicted of the 'lone wolf', 'politically motivated' onslaught that rocked Europe
It would look an onslaught connected him by a drunk antheral astatine the supermarket helium guarded the pursuing twelvemonth had a profound effect.
Cintula appeared successful section property astatine the clip with a bruised look describing however his assailant 'was vulgar' with 'no respect for grey-haired people', adding: 'He thought, 'What could an aged antheral bash to me?'
'That twelvemonth helium near the literate nine and formed a governmental enactment called 'Movement Against Violence' wherever helium blamed 'plutocracy' for driving nations to war.
In a manifesto video, helium said: 'Migrants are pouring into Europe, determination is hatred and extremism everywhere.'
That aforesaid twelvemonth helium was besides photographed with members of the Slovak Conscripts (SB), a pro-Russian Slovak militia.
In an accompanying station connected the group's Facebook leafage helium was quoted arsenic saying 'hundreds of thousands of migrants' are coming to Europe and SB privation to support Slovakia arsenic 'patriots'.
The radical is said to person received grooming from Russian Spetsnaz instructors and members allegedly fought for Russia successful Ukraine.
The quality has shocked friends and neighbours successful his hometown wherever helium lives with wife, Elena, a teacher, who describes them arsenic being successful an 'open relationship' connected societal media
A letterbox shows the sanction Cintula astatine the flat artifact wherever the alleged gunman lives
One acquaintance of Cintula said they erstwhile had an speech connected politics. 'I was for the Soviet Union, helium was against... But thing that would effect successful conflict'. Pictured: Cintula's apartment
But, successful a further contradiction, footage emerged connected Thursday showing Cintula astatine a protestation against Mr Fico 3 weeks agone - wherever helium is heard shouting: 'Long unrecorded Ukraine!'
The Slovakian PM has changed his country's absorption from backing Kyiv to calling to a halt connected arms income and cosying up to Vladimir Putin.
It seemingly prompted Cintula to telephone him and his chap politicians 'traitors' pursuing a furniture gathering successful Dolna Krupa, adjacent Bratislava.
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was blasted respective times astatine near-point-blank scope connected Wednesday - leaving him successful a captious condition
Shortly aft his arrest, a video leaked showing him assertion helium carried retired the shooting due to the fact that helium was against Mr Fico's plans to unopen down the media.
Referring to Mr Fico's moves to bring authorities media further nether authorities control, the gramps is seen saying: 'I don't hold with the Government's policy. They are liquidating the media.'
His son, Martin, told section property that his begetter 'didn't vote' for Mr Fico, adding: 'I person nary thought what begetter intended, what helium planned, wherefore it happened.'
According to section TV helium told the constabulary that helium was 'proud' of the attack, which helium had planned a fewer days earlier. He claimed helium had lone wanted to wounded the PM, not termination him.
He is understood to person had a weapon licence for implicit 30 years owed to his enactment supermarket information defender and allegedly utilized a 9mm Czech pistol successful the attack.
The quality has shocked friends and neighbours successful his hometown wherever helium lives with wife, Elena, a teacher, who describes them arsenic being successful an 'open relationship' connected societal media.
Locals said the subordinate of the Association of Slovak Writers was 'pleasant', 'polite', and 'calm'.
One said they erstwhile had an speech connected politics. 'I was for the Soviet Union, helium was against... But thing that would effect successful conflict.'
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