Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico convenes the Security Council on Thursday, January 23, due to the threat of the “Maidan” and the “seizure of power” by the opposition. The Security Council meeting will be held in an expanded format with the participation of Slovak President Peter Pellegrini and the leadership of parliament.
The Slovak publication “Teraz” writes about this. SK" It is noted that the meeting will discuss SIS data (country intelligence service Slovenska informacna sluzba. – Ed) about “mass protests” and “overthrow of the government”, which are supposedly coming in the near future.
Fico stated that there is an “expert group” operating on the territory of Slovakia, which allegedly dealt with the events in Georgia, as well as the revolution of dignity in Ukraine, and is financed by the United States of America.
According to him, members of this organization plan to “put an end to the peaceful protest by seizing government buildings, parliament and the presidential palace.”. Now they are being seriously monitored, the prime minister noted..
Fico said that in case of protests the security forces will be involved.
“In a normal democratic state governed by the rule of law, security forces intervene because this is a violation of the law, even in some cases a violation of criminal law. The forces that are intended for this arrive and, of course, begin to restore order,” Fico said.
According to the prime minister, the Security Council will introduce preventive measures to prevent escalation. Among them is increased surveillance of government buildings..
On Tuesday, January 21, the Slovak parliament met to consider the issue of impeaching Robert Fico. During the meeting, the Slovak Prime Minister presented a “secret report”, which, according to deputies, contained accusations against his opponents in preparing the Maidan. However, the head of government personally read only half of the mentioned report and left the parliament building.
Before this, more than 250 psychologists and psychiatrists in Slovakia called on Prime Minister Robert Fico to resign. They are concerned about the politician's behavior and their public appearances.