Following CIN's investigation
The newly elected Commission brought action four years after the facts at issue.
Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo (CIN)
29.1.2021
The newly elected Commission brought action four years after the facts at issue.
The Brčko District Basic Court has confirmed an indictment against Ćazim Dačaj, a former MP of the Brčko District Assembly, accused of abuse of office or authority.
The story by a CIN reporter about a Sarajevan judge who appropriated real estate of departed persons through fake property litigations won the third prize for the best investigative story in BiH.
Elvir Saletović and Sanel Pengić arrested in a police operation “Voter” remanded in month-long custody. They were arrested after being exposed by CIN reporters for vote trading in Brčko.
The Cantonal Court in Bihać confirmed the indictment against ten people and two firms for misuse of public funds with regard to orthopedic aids, which CIN reported earlier.
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina representative Senaid Begić was sentenced to four years of prison because of illegal hiring and financial misuse at the time when he was the head of Zenica-Doboj Canton’s Health Care Fund. The Center for Investigative Reporting in Sarajevo broke that story.
The Center for Investigative Reporting in Sarajevo won a twelfth case against public bodies that refuse to hand over records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Sarajevo Water Supply and Sewerage Company disconnected water to the complex Hotel Ilidža and medical institution Spa Terme because of illegal use and unpaid bills.
Ćazim Dačaj, lawmaker in Brčko District Assembly is suspected of doling out grants to citizens associations in exchange for half of the money.
Una-Sana Canton Prosecutor’s Office is investigating grant misuse worth millions which the mayor of Velika Kladuša municipality, Fikret Abdić, funneled to an NGO and a firm run by his advisers. CIN reported on the matter two years ago. Abdić is currently in jail.
Today, at the Court of BiH, testimony of the BiH Prosecutor’s Office witnesses began in a case involving the former Security Minister Dragan Mektić, two Ministry employees, and a businessman charged with mismanagement of money from a project financed by the European Union.
Lawmakers in the Brčko District’s Assembly lost access to budget funds they had earlier used to buy votes by financing local associations. This money has been redirected to fight COVID-19.
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