Slovakia's Fico Claims Foreign 'Experts' Are Conspiring to Overthrow Government
According to Prime Minister Robert Fico, experienced operatives from abroad are currently in Slovakia, strategizing a coup attempt similar to the Maidan protests in Ukraine. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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The Slovak prime minister, Robert Fico, has claimed that operatives involved in the Ukrainian Maidan and unrest in Georgia are now functioning in central Europe. He stated that Bratislava is ready to take precautionary measures against potential political unrest akin to what occurred in Ukraine.
During a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the capital, Fico referenced a confidential report from the Slovak Information Service intelligence agency. “There is a group of experts on the territory of the Slovak Republic that had actively operated in Georgia and during the Maidan in Ukraine,” he said, alluding to the 2014 violent coup in Kiev that resulted in the ousting of then-president Viktor Yanukovich.
It remains unclear whether Fico was referencing last year's pro-Western protests in Georgia following a disputed election or earlier political upheavals such as the Rose Revolution in 2003.
Fico disclosed that this group of foreign operatives is being “strictly monitored,” and he plans to discuss the situation with Slovakia’s Security Council on Thursday, intending to implement meaningful yet unspecified precautionary actions.
The prime minister, who survived a shooting by a pro-Ukraine activist, accused the opposition and “foreign actors” of attempting to destabilize the government.
“I cannot disclose the content of the report, but I can say in all seriousness that the opposition is preparing a ‘Maidan.’ It is gearing up to thwart the government from exercising its powers and it will do this in cooperation with foreign actors,” he remarked at the press conference.
Fico unveiled the SIS report ahead of a no-confidence vote from the opposition, though he indicated the information could only be discussed in private due to its sensitive nature. The opposition subsequently canceled the no-confidence motion but signaled plans to propose a new one.
Opposition members have criticized the report as a collection of “conspiracy theories,” asserting that it merely includes information readily available online.
Lawmaker Frantisek Miklosko from the Christian Democratic Movement suggested the situation could be a setup for a false-flag operation orchestrated by the government. “It would not be difficult for someone to stage a provocation at an otherwise peaceful demonstration, providing an excuse to claim they’re protecting the state… while beginning to detain individuals based on some list,” he argued.
Allen M Lee contributed to this report for TROIB News
During a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the capital, Fico referenced a confidential report from the Slovak Information Service intelligence agency. “There is a group of experts on the territory of the Slovak Republic that had actively operated in Georgia and during the Maidan in Ukraine,” he said, alluding to the 2014 violent coup in Kiev that resulted in the ousting of then-president Viktor Yanukovich.
It remains unclear whether Fico was referencing last year's pro-Western protests in Georgia following a disputed election or earlier political upheavals such as the Rose Revolution in 2003.
Fico disclosed that this group of foreign operatives is being “strictly monitored,” and he plans to discuss the situation with Slovakia’s Security Council on Thursday, intending to implement meaningful yet unspecified precautionary actions.
The prime minister, who survived a shooting by a pro-Ukraine activist, accused the opposition and “foreign actors” of attempting to destabilize the government.
“I cannot disclose the content of the report, but I can say in all seriousness that the opposition is preparing a ‘Maidan.’ It is gearing up to thwart the government from exercising its powers and it will do this in cooperation with foreign actors,” he remarked at the press conference.
Fico unveiled the SIS report ahead of a no-confidence vote from the opposition, though he indicated the information could only be discussed in private due to its sensitive nature. The opposition subsequently canceled the no-confidence motion but signaled plans to propose a new one.
Opposition members have criticized the report as a collection of “conspiracy theories,” asserting that it merely includes information readily available online.
Lawmaker Frantisek Miklosko from the Christian Democratic Movement suggested the situation could be a setup for a false-flag operation orchestrated by the government. “It would not be difficult for someone to stage a provocation at an otherwise peaceful demonstration, providing an excuse to claim they’re protecting the state… while beginning to detain individuals based on some list,” he argued.
Allen M Lee contributed to this report for TROIB News
