Retrial in Janša journalists' defamation case starts

Ljubljana, 1 June - A retrial started at the Celje District Court on Tuesday in which Prime Minister Janez Janša is accused of defaming two journalists, whom he called "washed up prostitutes". This comes after the court's suspended prison sentence for Janša was annulled on appeal.

Celje
Democrats (SDS) leader and Prime Minister Janez Janša and his lawyer Franci Matoz at a retrial in which Janša stands accused of defamation of two public broadcaster journalists.
Photo: Lili Pušnik/STA

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Defence lawyer Tomaž Bajec and TV Slovenija journalists Mojca Šetinc Pašek and Eugenija Carl at a retrial in which PM Janez Janša, the leader of the Democrats (SDS), stands accused of defamation of the two journalists in 2016.
Photo: Lili Pušnik/STA

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