Slovenia’s ex-PM given two years in jail for seeking bribesJune 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 Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |