Former Slovenian PM jailed over bribes

A court in Slovenia has sentenced former prime minister Janez Jansa to two years in prison for seeking bribes from a Finnish arms dealer while in office.

Former Slovenian PM jailed over bribes
Wed, 05 Jun, 2013 - 13:15

A court in Slovenia has sentenced former prime minister Janez Jansa to two years in prison for seeking bribes from a Finnish arms dealer while in office.

The District Court in Ljubljana ruled Jansa and two others sought about €2m in bribes to help Finnish firm Patria win a 2006 contract for 135 armoured personnel carriers worth €278m.

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