By: Domen Mezeg (Nova24TV.si)
Revelations about the financial flows of Mayor Zoran Janković point to a complex network of loans, debt takeovers, and transfers of claims, with a key role played by the company AEGIS, owned by Jan Bec – a company that, according to available data, has no revenue, yet paid the mayor more than half a million euros. We have sent a journalistic inquiry to Janković; his response will be published once received.
Mayor Zoran Janković reported changes in his assets to the anti‑corruption commission, but he does not wish to speak about the background of the transactions. The Ljubljana municipality also offers no explanation, citing the privacy of the mayor’s financial affairs. The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption is not allowed to disclose data, so the information only reached the public through documents obtained by the editorial team, reports the portal Info360.
Wife and daughter‑in‑law borrowed 400,000 euros
Notarial records show that in February 2022, Janković took over the debts of his wife Marija and his daughter‑in‑law Ursula Gawish, who had borrowed a total of around 400,000 euros from Bec or his company AEGIS, with the loan agreements amended several times. On the same day he assumed the debts, Janković sold Bec his claim against Electa Holding, worth more than one million euros, plus over 600,000 euros in interest.
A company that lends money but has no revenue
The agreement between Janković and Bec included the offsetting of the wife’s and daughter‑in‑law’s debts, while the remaining amount – just over 640,000 euros – was transferred to the mayor’s account. The key question of why the mayor’s family members borrowed from a company with no revenue instead of from him directly remains unanswered. AEGIS has open bank accounts in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Ireland, which raises further attention, as the company shows no operating income.
At the same time, Bec is also connected to Electa Holding, co‑owned by Janković’s sons, which likewise has not generated revenue for years and has even been operating at a loss since 2020. This raises the question of where AEGIS obtained the funds to pay the mayor. One possible explanation is borrowing, but it is unclear who would lend money to a company with no revenue, and why. The director of the Financial Administration, Peter Grum, does not answer questions about potential financial investigations, as he is not allowed to comment on specific procedures.
Money‑laundering office remains silent
The Office for the Prevention of Money Laundering is also silent, even though it falls under the Ministry of Finance, led by Klemen Boštjančič, a close associate of Prime Minister Robert Golob, with whom Janković often meets privately. Bec appears in several companies with negligible revenue, including the firm Paladin, which has been mentioned in the media as the buyer of luxury apartments in the Schellenburg project and is said to play an important role in stabilising the business network of Janković’s sons.
The entire story thus reveals unusual financial flows between the mayor, his family, and a company with no revenue, while key questions about the origin of the money, the purpose of the transactions, and any potential oversight procedures remain unanswered.