EUobserver: Slovenia's convicted ex-PM: down but refusing to be out

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(EUobserver) LJUBLJANA - For almost six years Slovenia's internal affairs were overshadowed by the so-called Patria affair in which one of the strongest men, Slovenia’s ex prime minister and the current opposition leader Janez Jansa was recently found guilty.



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EUobserver: Arms deals and bribes: The downfall of Slovenia's former PM

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(EUobserver) LJUBLJANA - Former Slovene prime minister Janez Jansa was sentenced on Monday (28 April) to two years in prison over a high-profile scandal involving defence contracts and bribery.

The decision by the Higher Court in Ljubljana, which upholds an earlier ruling by a district court, is expected to be followed within weeks by a call for Jansa to start his custodial sentence.

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