Man found shot dead in Ljubljana not protected witness in Slovenia

Ljubljana, 29 November - A man was found shot dead in a car on the southwestern outskirts of Ljubljana last night. The way in which he died indicates at retaliation among organised criminal groups, the police said but denied reports that he was a protected witness in the Kavač Clan case in Slovenia, an ongoing high-profile drug trafficking trial.

Ljubljana Damjan Petrič, head of the Criminal Police Administration, speaking to the press about last night's mafia-style murder. Photo: Kaja Šoštarec/STA

Ljubljana
Damjan Petrič, head of the Criminal Police Administration, speaking to the press about last night's mafia-style murder.
Photo: Kaja Šoštarec/STA

Ljubljana The scene of the murder of a man found dead in a car in the area of Brdo, south-west Ljubljana. Photo: STA

Ljubljana
The scene of the murder of a man found dead in a car in the area of Brdo, south-west Ljubljana.
Photo: STA

Ljubljana Damjan Petrič, head of the Criminal Police Administration, speaking to the press about last night's mafia-style murder. Photo: Kaja Šoštarec/STA

Ljubljana
Damjan Petrič, head of the Criminal Police Administration, speaking to the press about last night's mafia-style murder.
Photo: Kaja Šoštarec/STA

Ljubljana The scene of the murder of a man found dead in a car in the area of Brdo, south-west Ljubljana. Photo: STA

Ljubljana
The scene of the murder of a man found dead in a car in the area of Brdo, south-west Ljubljana.
Photo: STA

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