New Patria Boss in Slovenia; Outgoing Reported Suspected of Bribery

Ljubljana, 19 August - The new boss of Finnish defence contractor Patria, Heikki Allonen, paid a visit to Slovenia on Tuesday, just a day after taking over from Jorma Wiitakorpi, who resigned in the face of ongoing investigation into allegations of bribery in the company's deals with Slovenia and Egypt.

Ljubljana
New boss of the Finnish defence contractor Patria, Heikki Allonen (right), Defence Minister Karl Erjavec (centre) and outgoing Patria boss Jorma Wiitakorpi following a meeting.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
New boss of the Finnish defence contractor Patria, Heikki Allonen (right), Defence Minister Karl Erjavec (centre) and outgoing Patria boss Jorma Wiitakorpi following a meeting.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
New boss of the Finnish defence contractor Patria, Heikki Allonen (left) and Defence Minister Karl Erjavec at a press conference following their meeting.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Defence Minister Karl Erjavec (left) speaks to the press after a meeting with the new Patria boss Heikki Allonen (second from left) and outgoing Patria boss Jorma Wiitakorpi (right).
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
New boss of the Finnish defence contractor Patria, Heikki Allonen (left) and outgoing Patria boss Jorma Wiitakorpi (right) following a meeting with Defence Minister Karl Erjavec.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
New boss of the Finnish defence contractor Patria, Heikki Allonen, at a press conference following a meeting with Defence Minister Karl Erjavec.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
New boss of the Finnish defence contractor Patria, Heikki Allonen, following his meeting with Defence Minister Karl Erjavec.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
New boss of the Finnish defence contractor Patria, Heikki Allonen, at a press conference following a meeting with Defence Minister Karl Erjavec.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
New boss of the Finnish defence contractor Patria, Heikki Allonen, at a press conference following a meeting with Defence Minister Karl Erjavec.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
New boss of the Finnish defence contractor Patria, Heikki Allonen, at a press conference following a meeting with Defence Minister Karl Erjavec.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
New boss of the Finnish defence contractor Patria, Heikki Allonen, at a press conference following a meeting with Defence Minister Karl Erjavec.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

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