Great-grandson of Mattoni: Property relations in Kyselka were to be made transparent

Karlovy Vary - The condition of the Kyselka spa is terrible, according to the great-grandson of its founder, Rudy Mattoni. He stated today that representatives of the owners, non-profit organizations, and the state should agree on their rescue and meaningful utilization. According to him, it is important to clarify ownership relations.
     "Ownership determines who has an interest in what and behaves accordingly," Mattoni noted. While the Association of Societies for the Protection and Development of Cultural Heritage (ASORKD) claims that the company R.I.S., formerly C.T.S Duo, which owns a larger part of the devastated properties in the spa, is connected with Karlovarské minerální vody a.s. (KMV), both companies deny this connection.
     ASORKD today presented documents to journalists, from which it concludes that C.T.S - Duo borrowed money for the purchase of properties from a Dutch company based at the same address as the owner of KMV, and which owns companies in the Czech Republic where representatives of KMV director Antonio Pasquale's family sit.
     "We deny any connections. If the two companies had any relationships, they were always commercial in nature," said Michal Donath, media representative of KMV, to ČTK. According to ASORKD vice president Martin Kadrman, R.I.S. is a front for KMV, tasked with taking the blame for the ruin of the Kyselka spa. "KMV desires to repair the spa, but cannot because it does not own it," Kadrman stated.
     Karlovarské minerální vody is preparing to reconstruct several buildings in the area of the former spa in Kyselka, but according to the association, this is insufficient, and the company should repair all heritage-protected buildings. KMV will shortly proceed to secure the former Hotel Praha and is planning the reconstruction of the Löschner Pavilion and the Stallburg House.