Slovak editors-in-chief condemn the attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico
We are republishing a statement of Slovak editors-in-chief on the Robert Fico attack
We condemn the attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico. The attack on Robert Fico is an attack on all of us. It is a path of hatred that cannot control Slovakia, because it will move us to the darkest places on the map.
Just like after the murder of our colleague Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová, we are once again at a crossroads. We are deciding if we want to be a country where someone accepts murder as a solution.
This heinous act must not trigger further aggression, verbal attacks and revenge. This must not be a time for exploiting an assassination attempt for political purposes or inflaming even hotter passions. If hatred is released into the public space, it cannot be controlled. We are all at risk.
We are calling on politicians not to further divide society and not immediately seek culprits. Now is the time to unite. We must all try to defuse the situation. Otherwise, tension and violence will escalate.
We, the editors-in-chief and media representatives in Slovakia, deeply condemn the attack on the prime minister and wish him a speedy recovery.
Beata Balogová, SME editor-in-chief
Peter Bárdy, aktuality.sk
Matúš Kostolný, Denník N
Lukáš Diko, ICJK
Martin Hanus, editor-in-chief Postoj
Ľuboš Kamenistý, editor-in-chief PRAVDA
Peter Palovič, head of news, Rádio Expres
Lucia Okšová, editor-in-chief Forbes
Martina Balleková, editor-in-chief ta3
Zuzana Gabrižová, editor-in-chief Euractiv Slovakia
Katarína Gécziová, editor-in-chief Korzár
Miroslava Kernová, editor-in-chief O Médiach
Filip Minich, editor-in-chief Refresher
Peter Dlhopolec, editor-in-chief of The Slovak Spectator
Igor Gressner, editor-in-chief of Šport
Ižip Ronald, editor-in-chief of Trend
Marián Tabakovič, editor-in-chief of Dobré noviny
Pavol Michalka, head of news at Dobré rádio
Zoltán Szalay, editor-in-chief of Napunk
