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FBiH Supreme Court reversed an earlier acquittal of the former managers of a Sarajevo transit corporation and sent the case back for retrial.
Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo (CIN)
23.12.2019
FBiH Supreme Court reversed an earlier acquittal of the former managers of a Sarajevo transit corporation and sent the case back for retrial.
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Development Bank will have to reconsider its decision in which it denied the Center for Investigative Reporting in Sarajevo access to information about loans given out to some private and state enterprises.
The Court of BiH ruled that the Appellation Committee under the Council of Ministers illegally refused to grant CIN access to earnings of the members of BiH Presidency.
CIN’s story has been shortlisted for “Fetisov Journalism Awards” along with 11 investigative reporting pieces from reporters who have been selected from the four corners of the world.
Participants in the roundtable were introduced to a database about budget reserve spending in the past five and a half years. Results have shown that money was not paid out in transparent manner, while the rules for allocation and oversight mechanisms are inefficient. Representatives from the government, political parties, civil society organizations and auditors discussed how this area can be improved.
As a pioneering team of investigative reporters, the Center for Investigative Reporting in Sarajevo has uncovered numerous corruption scandals and exposed crime and other abuses.
BiH Prosecutor’s Office lost a case in which it charged Jerko Ivanković Lijanović, his brother and six other persons for damaging the BiH budget and acquiring illegal gain in the amount of 13,5 million KM.
CIN reporters Mubarek Asani and Ermin Zatega have won first award for a story about toxic waste disposal in Tuzla.
From now on, lawyers are barred from carrying gifts to convicts at the Sarajevo penitentiary. The Bar Association officials announced penalties for peers who violate the law.
A video story about the financing of veterans’ associations in BiH titled “Veterans Against Veterans’ Organizations” has won a prize.
CIN reporters reveal the names of 122 judges, prosecutors and expert associates who have been disciplined because of mistakes in their work.
The award went for an investigation into the financing of veterans’ associations in BiH.
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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