An Expensive Bet on Comsar’s Future Business
The Government of Republika Srpska (RS) bought Comsar Energy RS for BAM 240.5 million, with much of the purchase price paid before the contract was signed and before the funds had been secured in the budget. The price was based on an optimistic forecast of the future performance of energy facilities that have yet to be built.
Pension and Disability Insurance Institute Flats for Director Mehmed Mahmić’s Family and Friends
In 2021, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Federal Pension and Disability Insurance Institute sold five flats in Bosanska Krupa to friends and relatives of Mehmed Mahmić, who was then head of its cantonal branch, at prices below market value. The buyers later resold the flats, pocketing a profit.
The Wild Hunt for ‘Black Gold’
At the Rača industrial waste site in Zenica, local companies are illegally mining coal, leaving a trail of ravaged land in their wake while raking in millions from its sale. Authorities, meanwhile, appear to have little interest in putting a stop to the illegal exploitation, which has already claimed the lives of several coal miners.
Five Strategic Investments Worth Billions in Republika Srpska Remain on the Drawing Board
Through concessions, direct investment and privatisation, the Republika Srpska government has struck deals worth BAM 2.3 billion across five energy and infrastructure projects. Yet over more than two decades, BAM 408.5 million has been invested, while most of the projects have never got off the ground.
Ranko Debevec Slips Beyond Reach of Eight-Year Judicial Ban by Resigning
Ranko Debevec avoided an eight-year ban from working in the judiciary by resigning as a judge and President of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
CIN launches new database on local government budgets
CIN, GEA and Futura have launched a platform that uses artificial intelligence to help citizens get answers to questions about local government budgets.
Vučko Properties Slip Away Despite Court Order
While one court has frozen dozens of apartments in the Vučko complex on Jahorina, another has awarded them to the Prović family from Pale. Most of the properties have since changed hands, with the new owners including the family’s lawyer and a state minister.
HJPC and EU Clash Over Control of Judges’ and Prosecutors’ Assets
After initial results of a review into judicial assets were made public, the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) is seeking, under the guise of transparency, to take control of the very process designed to scrutinise judicial property declarations. The European Union views such moves as a threat to the independence of the review process and has warned that it could lead to a suspension of financial support for the Council.
Politicians’ Assets: Doboj Mayor Boris Jerinić Buys, Sells, Lets – and Fails to Declare Property
Boris Jerinić, the long-serving Mayor of Doboj, failed to disclose that his wife, Aleksandra, owns a flat, two garages and commercial premises in the city.