Minister Apologises to Man Wrongly Accused of Paedophilia

Ljubljana, 31 January - Interior Minister Vinko Gorenak apologised on Thursday to a man wrongly charged with child molestation and acquitted eleven years later. Robert Fojkar told the press that he was the biggest victim of Slovenia's justice system, claiming the prosecutor set him up for a disgusting crime. Fojkar and the minister also settled on compensation.

Ljubljana Interior Minister Vinko Gorenak (left) apologises to Robert Fojkar (right), who was acquitted of paedophilia after spending eleven years in criminal proceedings. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Interior Minister Vinko Gorenak (left) apologises to Robert Fojkar (right), who was acquitted of paedophilia after spending eleven years in criminal proceedings.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Interior Minister Vinko Gorenak (left) apologises to Robert Fojkar (right), who was acquitted of paedophilia after spending eleven years in criminal proceedings. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Interior Minister Vinko Gorenak (left) apologises to Robert Fojkar (right), who was acquitted of paedophilia after spending eleven years in criminal proceedings.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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