Businessman Riedl Fails to Show up for Patria Testimony

Ljubljana, 8 January - Austrian businessmen Hans Wolfgang Riedl, a former middleman for Finnish defence contractor Patria, was to be questioned as a witness Wednesday at the third Patria-related trial in Slovenia but did not appear in court. The Ljubljana District Court judge decided to try and question him via video conference as the trial proceeds.

Ljubljana
Painter Jure Cekuta, suspected of stealing classified information from the Defence Ministry, in the dock in the latest trial related to the purchase of armoured personnel vehicles from Finnish contractor Patria.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

Ljubljana
Painter Jure Cekuta, suspected of stealing classified information from the Defence Ministry, in the dock in the latest trial related to the purchase of armoured personnel vehicles from Finnish contractor Patria.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

Ljubljana
Painter Jure Cekuta, suspected of stealing classified information from the Defence Ministry, in the dock in the latest trial related to the purchase of armoured personnel vehicles from Finnish contractor Patria.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

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