The Mayor of the Municipality of Trnovo, Ibro Berilo, is suspected of illegal construction in the Bjelašnica area, favoring private construction companies, and receiving gifts. The Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation after CIN uncovered illegal logging and improper issuance of permits for apartment construction on the Olympic mountain.
The apartments in Jahorina are set to be auctioned to resolve a debt exceeding 12 million marks owed to the Republika Srpska Investment and Development Bank. The debt stems from a loan the B&B Vučko secured using falsified documents.
The warrant against the former judge from Sarajevo has been withdrawn, so her return from Croatia and appearance before the Sarajevo court is expected.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.
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