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Slovakia's ex-PM Robert Fico arrested on camera for alleged COVID breach
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Former Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was detained on Thursday on suspicion of organising an anti-government rally that had been banned due to lockdown rules.
Fico's leftist Smer-Social Democracy party and police confirmed the detention that took place before the planned demonstration in the Slovak capital Thursday evening.
Police said they would not give more details until Friday. It was not clear whether Fico would face charges.
Any public gatherings of more than six people and protests have been banned after the government imposed strict restrictions to tackle a record surge of coronavirus infections in late November.
Fico announced a protest on Thursday evening in the form of a car ride through the city.
However, when he arrived at the
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