Slovenia's ex-PM Jansa convicted in Patria scandal

Former Slovenian prime minister Janez Jansa was found guilty on Wednesday of receiving bribes in a 2006 deal with Finnish defence manufacturer Patria. Jansa, 54, was on charges of giving or receiving bribes for unlawful mediation during the selection and purchase of 135 armored personnel carriers by the government from Finland's Patria. While Jansa was sentenced to two-year imprisonment, two other co-defendants, Ivan Crnkovic, director of Slovenian bearing giant Rotis, and Brigadier General Anton Krkovic, also got 22-month sentences for each for their role in receiving bribes to secure the 278 million-euro (364 million U.S. dollars) contract on eight-wheeled armored personnel carriers with Finish company Patria. The court also demands that each be fined 37,000 euros.