Prosecution Proposing 2-Year Prison Sentence for Janša Over Patria

Ljubljana, 27 May - The prosecutor in the Patria defence deal case proposed a 24-month prison sentence for former PM Janez Janša, one of five defendants accused of involvement in bribery, as the trial in Ljubljana entered closing arguments phase after more than a year on Monday. The verdict could already be pronounced next Monday.

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Opposition leader Janez Janša (right) and his lawyer Franci Matoz in court for the closing of the trial in the Patria corruption case.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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Opposition leader Janez Janša (right) and co-defendant Ivan Crnkovič in court for the closing of the trial in the Patria corruption case.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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Opposition leader Janez Janša (right) and co-defendant Ivan Crnkovič in court for the closing of the trial in the Patria corruption case.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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Prosecutor Andrej Ferlinc in court for the closing of the trial in the Patria corruption case.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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Opposition leader Janez Janša in court for the closing of the trial in the Patria corruption case.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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