Podbregar Makes Statement, Refuses to Take Questions from MPs

Ljubljana, 4 September - The former head of the intelligence agency SOVA made a statement to the parliament's Intelligence Oversight Commission on Tuesday about alleged eavesdropping on conversations between the Slovenian and Croatian prime ministers, but he refused to take questions from commission members.

Ljubljana Pavel Gantar, the head of the parliament's Intelligence and Security Services Oversight Commission. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Pavel Gantar, the head of the parliament's Intelligence and Security Services Oversight Commission.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Pavel Gantar, the head of the parliament's Intelligence and Security Services Oversight Commission. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Pavel Gantar, the head of the parliament's Intelligence and Security Services Oversight Commission.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Pavel Gantar, the head of the parliament's Intelligence and Security Services Oversight Commission. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Pavel Gantar, the head of the parliament's Intelligence and Security Services Oversight Commission.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Iztok Podbregar, the former head of intelligence agency SOVA, before a session of the Intelligence Oversight Commission. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Iztok Podbregar, the former head of intelligence agency SOVA, before a session of the Intelligence Oversight Commission.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Iztok Podbregar, the former head of intelligence agency SOVA, before a session of the Intelligence Oversight Commission. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Iztok Podbregar, the former head of intelligence agency SOVA, before a session of the Intelligence Oversight Commission.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Iztok Podbregar, the former head of intelligence agency SOVA, before a session of the Intelligence Oversight Commission. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Iztok Podbregar, the former head of intelligence agency SOVA, before a session of the Intelligence Oversight Commission.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana, DZ. Nekdanji direktor Sove Iztok Podbregar in odvetnik Aleksander Čeferin ob prihodu na nujno sejo komisije DZ za nadzor obveščevalnih in varnostnih služb. Foto: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana, DZ.
Nekdanji direktor Sove Iztok Podbregar in odvetnik Aleksander Čeferin ob prihodu na nujno sejo komisije DZ za nadzor obveščevalnih in varnostnih služb.
Foto: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Iztok Podbregar (left), the former head of intelligence agency SOVA, arriving to a session of the Intelligence Oversight Commission with lawyer Aleksander Ceferin (right). Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Iztok Podbregar (left), the former head of intelligence agency SOVA, arriving to a session of the Intelligence Oversight Commission with lawyer Aleksander Ceferin (right).
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Iztok Podbregar (left), the former head of intelligence agency SOVA, arriving to a session of the Intelligence Oversight Commission with lawyer Aleksander Ceferin (right). Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Iztok Podbregar (left), the former head of intelligence agency SOVA, arriving to a session of the Intelligence Oversight Commission with lawyer Aleksander Ceferin (right).
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Iztok Podbregar (left), the former head of intelligence agency SOVA, arriving to a session of the Intelligence Oversight Commission with lawyer Aleksander Ceferin (right). Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Iztok Podbregar (left), the former head of intelligence agency SOVA, arriving to a session of the Intelligence Oversight Commission with lawyer Aleksander Ceferin (right).
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Iztok Podbregar (centre), the former head of intelligence agency SOVA, arriving to a session of the Intelligence Oversight Commission with lawyer Aleksander Ceferin (right). Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Iztok Podbregar (centre), the former head of intelligence agency SOVA, arriving to a session of the Intelligence Oversight Commission with lawyer Aleksander Ceferin (right).
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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