Witness in Patria Trial Says Janša Only Mentioned to Impress

Ljubljana, 9 January - The main Patria defence deal bribery trial, including former PM Janez Janša among the defendants, continued on Monday with the hearing of the first witness. Marija Badovinac Črnkovič of Rotis, the company chosen to represent Patria in Slovenia, regretted mentioning Janša's name in an e-mail, saying she merely wanted to impress Patria.

Ljubljana Former Prime Minister Janez Janša attends a hearing in the Patria bribery trial, in which he is one of the defendants. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Former Prime Minister Janez Janša attends a hearing in the Patria bribery trial, in which he is one of the defendants.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Ivan Črnkovič, one of the defendants in the Patria defence deal bribery trial, attends a hearing in the case. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Ivan Črnkovič, one of the defendants in the Patria defence deal bribery trial, attends a hearing in the case.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Jože Zagožen (left), one of the defendants in the Patria defence deal bribery trial, arrives at a hearing in the case. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Jože Zagožen (left), one of the defendants in the Patria defence deal bribery trial, arrives at a hearing in the case.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Jože Zagožen, one of the defendants in the Patria defence deal bribery trial, attends a hearing in the case. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Jože Zagožen, one of the defendants in the Patria defence deal bribery trial, attends a hearing in the case.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Tone Krkovič, one of the defendants in the Patria defence deal bribery trial, speaks to the press before attending a hearing in the case. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Tone Krkovič, one of the defendants in the Patria defence deal bribery trial, speaks to the press before attending a hearing in the case.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana The Patria bribery trial continues at the Ljubljana Local Court. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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The Patria bribery trial continues at the Ljubljana Local Court.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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