Slovakian prime minister claims protest could trigger coup d'état

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In January 2025 as Robert Fico's coalition government fell apart, he began claiming, based on a single ChatGPT-generated email, that peaceful mass anti-government protests could escalate into violent clashes between citizens and security forces, and trigger a coup d'état. The government began wiretapping organisers of anti-government protesters, journalists, and opponents, as well as tracing financial transactions and photos. The opposition party filed a criminal complaint alleging the government was abusing the intelligence service. 

https://tvpworld.com/84667975/fico-fears-a-coup-dtat-as-psychiatrists-urge-him-to-step-down

Publication: TVP World

Writer: Eva Mihočková

Publication date: 2025-01-24

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