Court postpones trial of pensioner accused of approving assassination attempt on Slovak PM
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The Specialized Criminal Court postponed proceedings against Július K., a pensioner charged with approving an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico. The defendant faces three to ten years in prison if convicted. The Specialized Criminal Court handles serious crimes including terrorism, organized crime, and corruption cases in Slovakia. Fico, who leads the ruling Smer-SD party, survived an assassination attempt in May 2024 when he was shot multiple times after a government meeting in the town of Handlová.