By: Spletni časopis
“Based on the preliminary review regarding the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia’s stay in Karigador and his decisions concerning members of the councils of public institutions, the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption has launched an investigation against Dr Robert Golob due to a well-founded suspicion of violations of the provisions of the Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act (ZIntPK) in the area of conflict of interest.” This was just announced by the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption.
The Commission launched the preliminary inquiry into the matter based on a report received in April 2025. During the inquiry, it obtained additional documentation and explanations from several public institutions. After reviewing the collected material, the Commission identified a well-founded suspicion of a violation of conflict of interest provisions as defined by the Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act (ZIntPK). As a result, the Commission’s panel adopted a decision to initiate an investigation against the public official, Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Dr Robert Golob, to determine whether a conflict of interest actually existed. The person under review has already been notified of the investigation, and due to public interest, the Commission is now informing the public. Certain allegations from the original report are still being examined within the preliminary phase.
The Commission emphasises that only the continued course of the investigation will show whether the suspected violations will be confirmed or dismissed. The person under review is guaranteed all rights in the process according to the regulations, including the opportunity to explain their actions. The Commission added that more information would be shared after the procedure is concluded, in the interest of protecting the integrity of the investigation.
It was POP TV that revealed Prime Minister Robert Golob had vacationed several times in Karigador, Croatia, apparently free of charge, with Tina Gaber, at a villa owned by his friend Tomaž Subotič. At the same time, the Prime Minister had secured Subotič leadership positions on the supervisory boards of two major healthcare institutions in Celje and Ljubljana. POP TV also noted that Subotič’s nephew got a job in the procurement department of the Celje hospital, which operates with an annual budget of 150 million euros.
Subotič was not highly compensated with board fees, but he did submit large travel expense claims from Prague, where he resides – which is advantageous for tax purposes.
Moreover, Subotič reportedly escaped financial troubles at the company Unior, most likely with help from the Slovenian Sovereign Holding (SDH), which had been reorganised by Golob’s government through a political purge, including early replacements of supervisory board members in the National Assembly. A court has already found that these dismissals violated the law. Unior’s supervisors had intended to remove Subotič due to a controversial share sale, but he instead sought to replace critical board members. He also asked Golob to support a new investment in Štore Steel, a company in which he is a co-owner via the firm Železar Štore. Štore Steel, along with the state-owned SDH, is also one of the largest shareholders in Unior. Following these events, Unior shareholders dismissed Franci Dover and Andreja Potočnik, who had posed obstacles to Subotič. Whether the Prime Minister intervened in this decision remains unclear. What is known, however, is that Subotič joined the Svoboda party before all of this unfolded.