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Former Slovenian prime minister Janez Janša, who served from 2004-2008 and 2012-2013, was sentenced to two years of prison, on June 5, by a Ljubljana court, for corruption linked to the state purchase of military equipment from Finnish company Patria in 2006.
General Tone Krkovič and businessman Ivan Črnkovič also received jail terms of 22 months. All three men will each have to pay a €37,000 fine. Their defence teams said they plan to appeal.
Dnevnik writes that
the court noted an aggravating circumstance was what judge Klajnšek described as the trio’s failure to condemn their own actions and abuse of their positions, which had undermined the country’s reputation.
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