CORRECTION: Janša denies wrongdoing in PPE purchases (adds)

Number of masks delivered by EU

Please note that Slovenia received from the EU 30,000 and not 300,000 masks, as stated by Prime Minister Janez Janša. The corrected version follows below.

Janša denies wrongdoing in PPE purchases

Ljubljana, 14 May - Prime Minister Janez Janša dismissed allegations of government misconduct in the purchasing of protective personal equipment as he argued in parliament on Thursday that quick action saved dozens of lives after the government was faced with empty stockpiles of protective gear when it took office a day after the epidemic was declared.

Ljubljana
National Assembly.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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