After the Romanian arrest, an even bigger bombshell: Did a known Israeli also pay for Gobola via the Gen-I network?

According to documents obtained by investigative portal Preiskovalno.si, the GEN-I group allocated nearly one million euros for advertising in the pre-election year of 2025. Among the largest recipients were companies within the media network of Martin Odlazek. The portal has also revealed data showing that during the government of Robert Golob, GEN-I spent over 287,000 euros on advertising through the agency Mediapartner, which belongs to Odlazek's media group. The portal did not receive responses from GEN-I regarding why the funds were allocated to this particular media company, how much the advertising space cost, who approved the distribution of funds, or how the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns was verified. During the government of Janez Janša in 2021, GEN-I allocated 705,313 euros for advertising. Between June and December of that year, among the top ten recipients were Pro Plus d.o.o., Google Ireland, Delo, TSmedia, AD + Value, RTV Slovenia, Planet TV, Dnevnik, and Časnik Finance. In 2022, GEN-I allocated significantly less money for advertising, distributing 72,095 euros among seven selected partners including Google Ireland, Delo, Radio Ognjišče, Nova hiša, Koroški radio, Radio Krka, and Meta Platforms Ireland. Following the parliamentary elections on April 24, 2022, which saw the victory of Robert Golob's party, Movement Freedom, GEN-I again increased its advertising budget. In 2023, the amount reached 416,426 euros. Among the recipients were POP TV, RTV, Google, Delo, and AD + Value d.o.o., part of Odlazek's media group. Other recipients included Primorske novice, also under Odlazek's media umbrella. In the pre-election year of 2025, GEN-I allocated almost a million euros for advertising. According to the portal, the recipients from Odlazek's media group have increased significantly. In 2024, MEDIA24 ranked third in terms of received funds, but in 2025 it moved to first place surpassing POP TV. Two other companies from Odlazek's media group, Salomon and Infonet Media, also ranked among the top ten recipients. MEDIA24 owns Večer, Reporter, and the website Necenzurirano, along with numerous commercial radios and local media. During Golob's government, the investigative commission of the National Assembly, led by MP Tamara Vonta from Movement Freedom, examined allegations of illegal financing of political parties during the third government of Janez Janša, specifically the circumvention of funding for SDS and NSi through the transfer of public funds via state-owned companies. However, the commission did not investigate the spending of advertising funds by the economic company with state ownership, GEN-I. The portal also obtained a list of lawyers with whom GEN-I collaborated between 2022 and 2025. For legal services, the company paid 3,070,319.91 euros during this period. The largest recipient was the Romanian law firm D&B David și Baias, connected to PwC Romania. GEN-I paid more than 826,000 euros to this firm. Among the clients of this firm is Raiffesen Bank, where Golob had an account he claimed was not his and was stolen from him in 2022. Second place went to the Austrian law firm Wolf Theiss based in Vienna, which received almost 700,000 euros for its legal services. The firm has offices in Slovenia and Romania as well. Another source, Požareport, suggests that there might be further investigations into whether funds were used through the GEN-I network for circumventing payments involving a known Israeli individual. It also mentions internal polling indicating a potential second round between Janković and Mesec. Additionally, it highlights concerns around the legal actions taken against individuals associated with the previous government, including the purchase of a Croatian company with multiple clinics by someone linked to Golob’s administration. There are also reports of individuals fleeing social media platforms following threats related to their coverage.