Parliament Discusses Bribe Claims, Adopts Four Conclusions

Ljubljana, 9 September - The Slovenian parliament adopted four conclusions after eleven hours of heated debate at an extraordinary session on Tuesday dedicated to allegations of high-level corruption in the purchase of 135 armoured personnel carriers in a deal worth EUR 278m.

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa at an emergency session to debate allegations of corruption in the EUR 278m defence contract for 8-wheeled armoured personnel carriers from Finnish defence company Patria. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa at an emergency session to debate allegations of corruption in the EUR 278m defence contract for 8-wheeled armoured personnel carriers from Finnish defence company Patria.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa at an emergency session to debate allegations of corruption in the EUR 278m defence contract for 8-wheeled armoured personnel carriers from Finnish defence company Patria. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa at an emergency session to debate allegations of corruption in the EUR 278m defence contract for 8-wheeled armoured personnel carriers from Finnish defence company Patria.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa at an emergency session to debate allegations of corruption in the EUR 278m defence contract for 8-wheeled armoured personnel carriers from Finnish defence company Patria. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa at an emergency session to debate allegations of corruption in the EUR 278m defence contract for 8-wheeled armoured personnel carriers from Finnish defence company Patria.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Defence Minister Karel Erjavec at an emergency session to debate allegations of corruption in the EUR 278m defence contract for 8-wheeled armoured personnel carriers from Finnish defence company Patria. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Defence Minister Karel Erjavec at an emergency session to debate allegations of corruption in the EUR 278m defence contract for 8-wheeled armoured personnel carriers from Finnish defence company Patria.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Social Democrats (SD) deputy group leader Miran Potrc (centre) and Defence Minister Karel Erjavec (right) at an emergency session to debate allegations of corruption in the EUR 278m defence contract for 8-wheeled armoured personnel carriers from Finnish defence company Patria. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Social Democrats (SD) deputy group leader Miran Potrc (centre) and Defence Minister Karel Erjavec (right) at an emergency session to debate allegations of corruption in the EUR 278m defence contract for 8-wheeled armoured personnel carriers from Finnish defence company Patria.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa at an emergency session to debate allegations of corruption in the EUR 278m defence contract for 8-wheeled armoured personnel carriers from Finnish defence company Patria. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa at an emergency session to debate allegations of corruption in the EUR 278m defence contract for 8-wheeled armoured personnel carriers from Finnish defence company Patria.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa at an emergency session to debate allegations of corruption in the EUR 278m defence contract for 8-wheeled armoured personnel carriers from Finnish defence company Patria. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa at an emergency session to debate allegations of corruption in the EUR 278m defence contract for 8-wheeled armoured personnel carriers from Finnish defence company Patria.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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