Slovenia’s ex-PM given two years in jail for seeking bribes June 5, 2013 - 17:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 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, Belfast Telegraph said. The District Court in Ljubljana ruled Jansa and two others sought about two million euro (£1.7 million) in bribes to help Finnish firm Patria win a 2006 contract for 135 armoured personnel carriers worth 278 million euro (£244 million). Jansa has denied the accusations, claiming they are politically motivated. Several hundred supporters have rallied outside the court to protest against the ruling. Jansa served twice as prime minister. His centre-right government was ousted in a parliamentary no-confidence vote earlier this year after an anti-graft body accused him of corruption.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
