Bad bank investigation ensnares SDS deputy

Ljubljana, 15 December - A police investigation into abuse of office suspicions at the Bank Asset Management Company (BAMC) received a follow-up on Tuesday as police targeted Democrat (SDS) deputy Andrej Šircelj, a former director at the bad bank. Allegations of a politically background to the investigation immediately ensued.

Ljubljana SDS leader Janez Janša comments on a police investigation targeting SDS deputy Andrej Šircelj. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
SDS leader Janez Janša comments on a police investigation targeting SDS deputy Andrej Šircelj.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana SDS lawmaker Andrej Šircelj speaks to the press as he leaves the party's headquarters following a completion of an abuse of office investigation. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
SDS lawmaker Andrej Šircelj speaks to the press as he leaves the party's headquarters following a completion of an abuse of office investigation.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana SDS leader Janez Janša comments on a police investigation targeting SDS deputy Andrej Šircelj. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
SDS leader Janez Janša comments on a police investigation targeting SDS deputy Andrej Šircelj.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana A group of supporters gather in front of the headquarters of the opposition Democratic Party (SDS) in reaction to a police raid. Photo: Janja Zalar/STA

Ljubljana
A group of supporters gather in front of the headquarters of the opposition Democratic Party (SDS) in reaction to a police raid.
Photo: Janja Zalar/STA

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