Ex-execs of Church-owned holdings deny abuse of office

Maribor, 10 January - Ljubo Peče, the suspected key architect of a contentious deal of the bankrupt Catholic Church-owned holdings, Zvon Ena and Zvon Dva, failed to appear in the pre-trial hearing before the Maribor District Court on Wednesday, while three other former Zvon executives pleaded not guilty to abuse of office.