Nationalist MP Answers Charges of Incitement

Ljubljana, 24 November - Leader of the opposition National Party (SNS) Zmago Jelincic appeared in court on Wednesday to answer charges over his comments about the Roma on a 2006 infotainment show. He said the public broadcaster and the coalition were behind the process.

Ljubljana
The main hearing starts in the case against opposition MP Zmago Jelincic (pictured) over his statements about the Roma in an infotainment show in 2006.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
The main hearing starts in the case against opposition MP Zmago Jelincic (pictured) over his statements about the Roma in an infotainment show in 2006.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana, Okrajno sodišče Ljubljana.
Začetek glavne obravnave zaradi domnevnega zbujanja sovraštva, razdora ali nestrpnosti poslanca Zmaga Jelinčiča v oddaji Piramida leta 2006.
Predsednik SNS Zmago Jelinčič.
Foto: Nebojsa Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
The main hearing starts in the case against opposition MP Zmago Jelincic (pictured) over his statements about the Roma in an infotainment show in 2006.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
The main hearing starts in the case against opposition MP Zmago Jelincic (pictured) over his statements about the Roma in an infotainment show in 2006.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

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