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The lawyer of Prime Minister Fico's attacker refused to defend her client

Lawyer Martina Čierna, who was assigned ex officio to the attacker Juraj Cintula, refused to represent him. The change occurred four days after the Specialized Criminal Court pre-arrested the attacker. The information that the lawyer will not continue to defend the murderer was confirmed by Martina Čierna for the Startitup portal, according to ta3.com.

*"For personal reasons, I have decided not to continue representing Mr. Juraj Cintula," Martina Čierna told the portal.

According to the cited source, a new lawyer has taken over the case, but more details are not known.

The attacker who shot Prime Minister Robert Fico in Handlova faces life imprisonment.

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