Tomašević Comments on HDZ's Attack on Kekins: 'Interestingly, They Equated Medikol With the State'

Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomašević has responded to criticism from the local HDZ party directed at Ivana and Mile Kekin, founders of the private clinic Medikol. The HDZ issued a statement accusing the Kekins of "siphoning state money" and attempting to "overthrow the state." In response, Tomašević suggested that the HDZ's stance reveals a conflation of the private clinic Medikol with the state itself. "It's interesting. This means that the HDZ has equated Medikol with the state," Tomašević remarked during a press conference. He further elaborated, "So, whoever is against Medikol is against the state?" The mayor believes the HDZ is particularly sensitive to the campaign led by Ivana Kekin. He asserted that citizens are well aware of the implications when a private clinic deliberately avoids purchasing necessary equipment for an extended period, thereby profiting. The exchange highlights a political dispute in Zagreb, with the HDZ targeting prominent figures associated with a private healthcare provider, and the mayor defending them by framing the criticism as an attack on the state's integrity.

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Interesting. This means that the HDZ has equated Medikol with the state. So, whoever is against Medikol is against the state?