Former Treasurer of Maribor Archdiocese on Trial

Celje, 23 August - The trial will start at the Celje District Court on Friday against Mirko Krašovec, the former treasurer of the Maribor Archdiocese, accused of instigating a scheme for embezzling EUR 1.7m in EU funds through false receipts in the renovation of the church-owned Betnava Mansion. All four others defendants in the Betnava case have pleaded guilty.