The extraordinary inspection by the Ministry of Health, launched following the death of Kristijan Josip Periš at the Sveti Ivan Psychiatric Clinic, has been completed, but its findings have not yet been published. This oversight followed the release of CCTV footage from the incident on 21 October.
Mirando Mršić, Chairman of the Clinic's Board of Directors, announced that a security service would be engaged due to threats that have persisted since Thursday. He stated that security guards would begin work on Thursday and that slightly different protocols would commence immediately, starting today. According to him, police patrols have already been intensified today, and it is expected that patrol cars will be stationed at Jankomir. Mršić emphasised that the institution is currently facing numerous threats.
Reflecting on the case, Mršić said it is easy to be a general after the battle and that a mistake was made, but not with any malicious intent. He added that the assessment of those present was whether the footage should have been viewed earlier or later. He asserted that things would have been different had the director viewed the footage sooner, but she did not. He also noted that directors are aware of fatal cases, but the director had not viewed the footage earlier because she did not suspect a violent death.
A meeting of the Clinic's Board of Directors is scheduled for next week, by which time the Board's report is expected to be finalised. Periš was 32 years old and died on 21 October at the Sveti Ivan Psychiatric Clinic, which is founded by the City of Zagreb.
Suspecting aggravated homicide, an investigating judge at the Zagreb County Court ordered the detention of four medical technicians. The police and the Zagreb County State Attorney's Office announced the detention on Sunday, 8 November. CCTV footage emerged showing medical technicians pressing a patient's neck with their knee while he was tied to a bed, striking his abdomen and chest, and pressing a pillow over his face.
Clinic Director Majda Grah reviewed the CCTV footage of the 21 October incident on 4 November. The Health Inspectorate received a complaint from the Periš family's lawyer regarding the treatment during the patient's stay on 26 October, while the director informed the Ministry by email only on 7 November. Health Minister Irena Hrstić also commented to journalists on the matter.
