Patria Rep Confirms Meeting with Zagožen, Denies Talk of Bribe

Ljubljana, 26 June - Tuomas Korpi, a representative of Finnish company Patria, confirmed in a bribery trial in Ljubljana on Tuesday that he had met with senior Democrats (SDS) member Jože Zagožen before Patria was chosen by Slovenia for a EUR 278m arms deal in 2006. He however denied that any promises of rewards were made or demanded.