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The warrant against the former judge from Sarajevo has been withdrawn, so her return from Croatia and appearance before the Sarajevo court is expected.
Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo (CIN)
22.7.2024
The warrant against the former judge from Sarajevo has been withdrawn, so her return from Croatia and appearance before the Sarajevo court is expected.
The president and a member of the Management Board of the company Operator – Terminali Federacije were arrested on suspicion of abusing their positions of employment.
Ajša Ramić from Visoko has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for falsely presenting herself as a lawyer, issuing counterfeit public documents, and defrauding her client of thousands of marks. CIN wrote about Ramić and her partner from the USA taking passports and money from BiH citizens to allegedly procure them U.S. Visas – while they had no cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in return, they provided them with falsified documents.
Edin Ražanica from Brčko has been sentenced to four months in prison, pending appeal, for abusing budget funds to obtain financial gain for himself and close associates amounting to nearly 40,000 BAM, as previously reported by CIN.
After three years of investigation, the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor’s Office has concluded that the document forgery in tenders by Prointer ITSS, previously reported by CIN, does not constitute an economic crime but potentially falls under general crime offenses. This case has been assigned to another prosecutor who should make the final decision on this case.
Prosecutors accused Tuzla businessmen of evading approximately BAM 190,000 in taxes by paying employees cash in “envelopes”, an issue CIN reported on last year.
Zoran Čegar, the suspended head of the FBiH Police Administration, is suspected of forging a real estate purchase contract in Nišići, in the Municipality of Ilijaš. The investigation against Čegar was opened after the writing of the CIN.
The Cantonal Court in Bihać has issued a final ruling, determining that CIN did not defame Ibrahim Hasanagić, a war veteran from Bihać. The lawsuit was related to CIN’s article, “State Secret About Disabled Veterans”, published two years ago.
Radmila Mandić, a judge at the Municipal Court in Široki Brijeg, received a 10 percent salary reduction for four months due to multiple violations, including copying portions of another judge’s verdict in a ruling against CIN.
CIN journalist Jelena Jevtić has been awarded a special recognition for contribution to journalism by the Banja Luka Journalists’ Club. Jevtić was honored for the documentary ‘Where is Sara?’ which she produced together with CIN producer Mubarek Asani.
Ibrahim Hadžibajrić, the ex-mayor of Stari Grad Municipality, stands accused of allegedly conspiring with friends and relatives to form a criminal group. Among their alleged activities is the misuse of municipal car parks and other public spaces for personal gain, as previously reported by CIN.
The CIN’s database Property Holdings of Judges and Prosecutors“ has been enriched with ten new profiles of court presidents, judges, and prosecutors who, along with their spouses, own houses, apartments, cottages, business premises, land, and garages in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Montenegro, collectively valued at least BAM 3.1 million.
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