PM Šarec denies having intervened in hiring at intelligence agency

Ljubljana, 2 October - Prime Minister Marjan Šarec has denied having exerted pressure on the SOVA intelligence agency to hire a former female employee of the municipality of Kamnik, where he was mayor before becoming prime minister. Šarec knows her, but says she got the job in line with standard procedure.

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PM Marjan Šarec, who served as mayor in Kamnik before entering the national political arena.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
File photo

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State Secretary Damir Črnčec, PM Marjan Šarec's adviser on national security.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
File photo

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