'Slovakia' Calls for Kalinak's Dismissal Over Concealed Property in Croatia

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) - The 'Slovakia' party called on opposition parties to jointly seek the no-confidence motion in Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD), also demanding his departure from politics, accusing him of dishonouring the law regarding a property in Croatia, with party leader Igor Matovic revealing at Saturday's press conference that they have tips on similar cases involving other state officials, including Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD). "I'm somewhat surprised by the silence of the other opposition parties, because this is the biggest violation of the law and constitutional law. Both in terms of the size of the concealed property and the duration of its concealment, as it has been about eight years since this property was acquired," stated Matovic. According to him, the Slovak opposition has never had such strong evidence of illegal conduct. Matovic also called on other state officials to start admitting to owning villas. "We have tips on dozens of such villas just in Croatia," he added. They're asking the opposition to help them clarify these tips. He mentioned that the premier is also said to have a villa in a lucrative location in Croatia. On Friday (March 14), Kalinak explained that he didn't include the property his wife purchased in Croatia in her asset declaration because, according to him, he wanted to protect the family's privacy. He claims that his income fully covers the value of this property. He added that his family could afford the house in Croatia due to his long-standing business activities. lin