Speaker Denies Opposition's Charges of Subservience to Govt

Ljubljana, 14 April - Claims by opposition Liberal Democrats' (LDS) Deputy Speaker Marko Pavliha that Speaker France Cukjati is helping PM Janez Jansa in nullifying the roles of the parliament and the courts, thereby changing Slovenia into a totalitarian state were labelled by Cukjati as "out of hand" and unexpected statements on Friday.