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A suspect detained at the scene after Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot several times is reported to be a 71-year-old writer – Copyright AFP\/File MANDEL NGAN<\/small><\/em><\/p>\nA suspect detained for shooting Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico is a 71-year-old writer from the centre of the European nation, the interior minister said Wednesday, after media identified the man.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I can confirm this, yes,\u201d Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok told reporters when asked about reports identifying the man detained at the scene of the shooting in the town of Handlova.<\/p>\n
A grey haired suspect was seen being handcuffed on the ground just after Fico was shot several times after a government meeting in Handlova. Officials said late Wednesday that Fico, a populist prime minister, was fighting for his life.<\/p>\n
Media reports said the suspect was a founder of the DUHA (Rainbow) Literary Club and was from the town of Levice.<\/p>\n
The reports, which also named him, said he has written three poetry collections and is a member of the official Association of Slovak Writers.<\/p>\n
The association confirmed on Facebook that the man had been a member since 2015, adding that if his identity as the suspected shooter was confirmed \u201cthe membership of this despicable person will be immediately cancelled\u201d.<\/p>\n
The suspect\u2019s son told Slovak news site aktuality.sk that he had \u201cabsolutely no idea what father was thinking, what he was planning, why it happened\u201d.<\/p>\n
He said his father was a legally registered gun owner.<\/p>\n
When asked if he felt any hatred toward Fico, the son said: \u201cI\u2019ll tell you this: he didn\u2019t vote for him. That\u2019s all I can say about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vlasta Kollarova, head of a local library in the man\u2019s hometown told Dennik N daily: \u201cHe was rebellious when he was young, but not aggressive\u201d.<\/p>\n
Several political statements by the man, who AFP has chosen not to name, could be found on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe world is full of violence and weapons. People seem to be going crazy,\u201d he said in a video eight years ago posted online.<\/p>\n
In the video, he also spoke about concern over immigration and \u201chatred and extremism\u201d and said European governments \u201chave no alternative to this chaos\u201d.<\/p>\n
He also said in the video that he had founded a \u201cMovement Against Violence\u201d in Levice.<\/p>\n
The movement, which also has its Facebook page, defines itself as \u201can emerging political party whose goal is to prevent the spread of violence in society. To prevent war in Europe and the spread of hatred.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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