"If Luka Rajic took the money from the sale of his company out of Croatia, that would be a blow to people who created the capital with him, to workers and contract farmers. If the capital stays in Croatia, it will be re-invested," Mesic told reporters after the launch of a book.
"If a Croatian consortium had bought Dukat, what would happen would only be the mixing of domestic money. The sale to Lactalis brings 300 million euros of fresh capital that will be invested in a project in Croatia. It is now up to the government to suggest a project. Rajic said at a meeting in my office that he would not take a single kuna out of Croatia and would invest all in Croatia," Mesic added.
He went on to say that Rajic did not tell him where he would invest his capital, but was willing to accept a recommendation from the government.
Asked if he believed that Rajic was a war profiteer, considering the way he acquired his capital, Mesic said that his opinion did not matter, "what matters is that institutions are doing their job and that there exist mechanisms to establish if people believed to have acquired capital unlawfully have done so".
Asked about the decision of the Agrokor concern to stop selling Dukat products, Mesic said that it was not fair because it would have a negative impact on Croatian producers, contract farmers and Dukat employees.