On Tuesday, a session of the trial against the leader of the opposition, Janez Janša, at the District Court in Celje in connection with the Trenta case (or Patria 2, as some call it) was held, where Janša and two alleged accomplices are being prosecuted by the specialised state prosecutor for alleged abuse of office …
On the 20th of June 2014, three weeks before the then-elections to the National Assembly, when Janez Janša had to go to prison, Andreja Katič brought a bottle of champagne to the municipality of Velenje. According to eyewitnesses, she was elated and celebrated the victory over the “class enemy” with her colleagues. Andreja Katič was …
For years, prosecutor Boštjan Valenčič has been leading the charge against the leader of the opposition, Janez Janša, in connection with his allegedly controversial sale of real estate in Trenta – a ridiculous legal construct that Janša has dubbed Patria 2. The prosecution absurdly – and contrary to the logic of free markets – accuses …
Minister of Justice Andreja Katič has once again been photographed in the company of people decorated with totalitarian symbols. She herself is also wearing a red star in the photo. This is not only opportunism for financial benefits and positions, but also exposes the misery of a Justice Minister who glorifies the mass violation of …
The appeal against the conviction of the President of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS), Janez Janša, who in November was fined 8,000 euros on account of a lawsuit filed by the former Director of the Slovenian Press Agency (STA), Bojan Veselinovič, was due to be heard on Tuesday at the Celje …
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“Another story about our independent judiciary. Senior State Prosecutor Darko Novak dismissed a criminal complaint against Anton Žlinder, who threatened me that I ‘deserve to be punched in the face or shot in the heart’”, Boris Tomasič posted. In recent days, the world record holder in hosting the longest television talk show, Boris Tomasič, has …
The Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Act are apparently no longer in force in Slovenia. Especially when it comes to migrants. A Somali man charged with rape, robbery, causing minor bodily harm and damaging foreign property will not go to prison. The prosecution is not proposing a prison sentence for him, but a precautionary …
On Saturday, the 9th of December, the newspaper Dnevnik’s supplement Objektiv published an interview with the President of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia, Miodrag Đorđević. But rather than the interview itself, it was the object on the President’s desk that attracted the most attention. In the opinion of many, it does not …
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“The judge who violated my human rights supposedly bought himself a 500 m² villa! After about 18 years of work! I bought a 40-year-old tractor with my parliamentary salary! He lives in “freedom” while the rest of us are fighting for freedom!” Former mayor of Maribor and MP Franc Kangler recently pointed out, who believes …
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With 61 votes in favour and 25 against, MPs recently adopted a decision to initiate the procedure for amending the Constitution, which transfers the power to appoint judges from the National Assembly to the President of the Republic and changes the composition of the Judicial Council. We spoke to former Constitutional Court Judge and current …
Supreme Court Judge Zobec Predicts An Even More Non-Transparent And Closed Judiciary Read More »
“Whichever system we touched on, we would find that our country is in a political freefall. If I used to criticise the fact that the dominant political groups want to maintain the status quo, I now find that this is no longer the case. Things are crumbling before our eyes.” We talked to Dr Matej …
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Robert Golob, like every other new face of the transitional left, clearly understands that the way to complete immunity from the Slovenian rule of law is to have a good relationship with the third (judicial) branch of government. Even by promising them a “happy ending” – meaning a fabulous pay rise completely outside the Slovenian …
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