Janša to "Fight to the End", Says Conviction Political

Ljubljana, 5 June - Opposition leader Janez Janša said he would "fight to the end and never give up" after he was handed a two-year prison sentence on Wednesday for his role in the Patria defence deal. The verdict, which is not yet final, is "a disgrace for the country" and will "never stand", he told reporters.

Ljubljana
Democrat (SDS) leader Janez Janša says he will "fight to the end" to challenge the guilty verdict and two-year prison sentence he received at the Patria corruption trial
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Democrat (SDS) leader Janez Janša says he will "fight to the end" to challenge the guilty verdict and two-year prison sentence he received at the Patria corruption trial
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Democrat (SDS) leader Janez Janša says he will "fight to the end" to challenge the guilty verdict and two-year prison sentence he received at the Patria corruption trial
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Democrat (SDS) leader Janez Janša says he will "fight to the end" to challenge the guilty verdict and two-year prison sentence he received at the Patria corruption trial
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Democrat (SDS) leader Janez Janša says he will "fight to the end" to challenge the guilty verdict and two-year prison sentence he received at the Patria corruption trial
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Democrat (SDS) leader Janez Janša says he will "fight to the end" to challenge the guilty verdict and two-year prison sentence he received at the Patria corruption trial
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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