Amir Zukić and four other defendants in the case “Bosna” were sentenced to prison terms, while Asim Sarajlić and Nedžad Trako were acquitted in the first-instance proceedings.
The Sarajevo Cantonal Court passed two judgments against federal ministries for non-compliance with the Law on Freedom of Access to Information. These are the CIN’s 13th and 14th wins for public data, transparency, and accountability of institutions.
The court in Brčko sentenced two vote-traders to a total of two years and four months in prison for election fraud.
The Chief Prosecutor of the Tuzla Canton, Tomislav Ljubić, was sanctioned with a 10 percent salary reduction for five months, but he can appeal to the second-instance disciplinary commission of the HJPC.
Hate speech is difficult to recognize, although it is increasingly present in public space, so the fight against it requires a systemic response from society and sanctions from the relevant institutions against the perpetrator.
For two days, SIPA has been seizing documentation from the Indirect Taxation Authority of BiH in search of evidence in a criminal proceeding against inspectors who had been racketeering shopkeepers.
The Cantonal Court in Sarajevo has handed down a final verdict to former court clerk Ekrem Bezdrob. He was sentenced to eight months in prison for accepting gifts and other forms of benefits.
Foresters documented illegal logging on the plots the Municipality of Trnovo sold to private investors. Two years ago, this Municipality engaged in illegal logging in this same area.
Former member of the Brčko District Assembly Pejo Mendeš, and his assistants Jasmin Ravkić and Mato Gluhaković were sentenced to a total of 12 months in prison for election fraud ahead of the 2020 local elections.
State deputies adopted a proposal to reduce the retirement severance pay for politicians from BAM 30,000 to 10,000. In addition to high severance pay, the current regulations allow them to receive both the pension and salary.
On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, professors, representatives of BIRN, CIN, BUKA magazine, and the Swedish Ambassador to BiH spoke about how to protect the truth from misinformation. On this occasion, an exhibition of important journalistic stories which failed to prompt the necessary reaction from judicial institutions was organized.
The 2021 Best Journalist of the Year Award presented to the Center for Investigative Reporting.
The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIN) in Sarajevo is unique in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the first organization of its kind to be established in Balkans. CIN is dedicated to investigative reporting, aimed toward providing fair and unbiased information, based on evidences and solid proof, to BiH citizens who need to make educated decisions.
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