Janković Denies Abuse of Office Charges in Mercator Case

Ljubljana, 25 August - Former boss of retailer Mercator Zoran Janković denied abuse of office charges on Tuesday, as a trial into a suspect land deal from 2005 involving Mercator opened at the Ljubljana District Court. The prosecution alleged that the Ljubljana mayor and three other defendants acquired unlawful gains of EUR 100,000 in the deal.

Ljubljana
Former boss of retailer Mercator Zoran Janković (centre) during the first hearing of a trial into a suspect land deal from 2005 involving Mercator.
photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Former boss of retailer Mercator Zoran Janković (centre) during the first hearing of a trial into a suspect land deal from 2005 involving Mercator.
photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Former boss of retailer Mercator Zoran Janković (centre) during the first hearing of a trial into a suspect land deal from 2005 involving Mercator.
photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Former boss of retailer Mercator Zoran Janković (centre) during the first hearing of a trial into a suspect land deal from 2005 involving Mercator.
photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Former boss of retailer Mercator Zoran Janković arriving to the first hearing of a trial into a suspect land deal from 2005 involving Mercator, where he faces abuse of office charges.
photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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