Opposition Leader Charged Over 2005 Real Estate Deals
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The charges were brought at the state prosecution, which will now decide whether to initiate a court investigation, according to the commercial broadcaster.
Janša is suspected of arranging a series of deals that benefited him and two former directors of the real estate developers Imos and Eurogradnje.
According to the findings of the anti-graft watchdog, he sold land in the picturesque Trenta Valley to the company Eurogradnje for EUR 130,000, ten times its estimated value, in July 2005.
He received the money two months before the sale was finalised, but returned it as a mistake and received the proceeds a bit later.
Janša used the money to finance the purchase of an apartment in Ljubljana from Imos, which subsequently bought the land in Trenta from Eurogradnje.
According to the anti-graft watchdog, Imos effectively financed half of Janša's apartment, or EUR 100,000, with the series of transactions.
POP TV reported this transaction is only one of three investigations involving Janša and Imos.
Janša responded to the news on Twitter saying: "So much about the independent NBI."
His party said the allegations were "completely fabricated".
The party indeed suspects "abuse of state institutions for political purposes" considering that POP TV received confirmation of the charges on a public holiday.
The General Police Administration confirmed for the STA today that criminal reports were filed against three individuals suspected of abuse of office or abuse of rights. The reports were sent to the Ljubljana District State Prosecution.
The report by the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption that disclosed the deals ultimately led to Janša's ousting as prime minister.
The same report also found massive irregularities in the dealings of Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković, who subsequently stepped down as leader of Positive Slovenia.