SDSM: Why hasn't the water report been published six weeks after the Gostivar poisoning?
SDSM says six weeks after the incident more than 5,000 people were hospitalised and the promised reports and full analyses remain unpublished.
SDSM demanded explanations after six weeks have passed since the mass poisoning in Gostivar, saying more than 5,000 people ended up in hospitals and there is still no published document with the water analyses.
The party recalled Health Minister Sasho Klekovski's statement that an epidemiological report would be published on August 20 and asked where the full report is and why the complete analysis has not been released.
Party accuses authorities of mixed messages
In its statement SDSM accused the authorities of giving citizens "different and contradictory information."
"First the water was declared unsafe for drinking. Then it was announced that it could only be used for technical use. Toshkovski carried out hyperchlorination. Then they said there were bacteria in the water. Total chaos. So Mickoski and Klekovski went on a trip," SDSM said.
"Before their trip ended, officials drank water in front of cameras with shameful toasts and said that the water could be drunk. But the full results of the water analyses were not published," the party added, and asked "who with name, surname and signature guarantees that the water is safe". SDSM insisted that "Mickoski and Klekovski have an obligation to the citizens of Gostivar to publish the whole truth."
Photo: press material from the event
