Questions raised over hotel bill payment for agriculture minister

Ljubljana, 19 April - Agriculture Minister Jože Podgoršek has become the target of media scrutiny after a report that he did not pay for a weekend stay at an upscale hotel in Bohinj. The anti-graft watchdog has launched a preliminary inquiry into potential ethics breaches, while Podgoršek himself claims he is being blackmailed and has reported the matter to the police.