Kako su menadžeri Podravke osumnjičeni za nezakonite radnje privedeni, javnost, mediji i opozicija počeli su špekulirati da je neki visoki vladin zvaničnik morao pomoći u zaštiti navodnih kriminalaca budući da su sporne transakcije počele još 2006. godine.
As Podravka managers suspected of wrongdoing were detained, the public, media and opposition began to speculate that a high-ranking government official must have helped protect the alleged criminals since the transactions in question began back in 2006.