Twenty-five years ago, a scandal that changed Slovenian politics

Ljubljana, 20 March - Twenty-five years to the day, undercover police agent Milan Smolnikar was brutally arrested action-movie style by four Defence Ministry agents, an instance of military interference with the civilian sphere and an event that continues to affect Slovenian politics to this day.

Ljubljana Former President Milan Kučan. Photo: Bor Slana.

Ljubljana
Former President Milan Kučan.
Photo: Bor Slana.

Ljubljana Janez Janša, the leader of the opposition SDS. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA File photo

Ljubljana
Janez Janša, the leader of the opposition SDS.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
File photo

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