Sead Žilo from Zenica is accused of defrauding Emir Begović from Gračanica to whom he promised to sell surgical face masks during the coronavirus pandemic. Begović made a down payment but never received the masks, as CIN previously reported.
Teacher Velibor Vujić, who after being convicted of sexually harassing a minor student worked at the Vuk Karadžić High School Center in Lopare, was dismissed after CIN’s reports.
As a result of an irresponsible attitude of authorities, children suffering from cystic fibrosis in FBiH do not have a medicine that can improve their quality of life and prolong it.
Ajša Ramić from Visoko and Naida Mehanović from Sarajevo were arrested in the police operation “Tin” on suspicion of being involved in human trafficking. 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, and in return, they provided them with falsified documents.
The conference titled “Freedom of Speech, Expression, and Media under siege” took place in Sarajevo, and brought together reps of the international community, authorities, and civil society, as well as journalists and lawyers to discuss the right to free expression and the protection of journalists.
While acquitted of charges of money laundering, the first instance conviction against Kemal Čaušević, the former director of the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) for receiving a gift was upheld, for which he was sentenced to five and a half years in prison. The proceeds of BAM 1.7 million shall be confiscated from Čaušević.
Abdulah Skaka, former mayor of Sarajevo and ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Qatar, was arrested on charges of abuse of position during recruitment and other criminal offenses.
The first-instance verdict annulled the documents based on which police officer Zoran Čegar in 2018 registered as the owner of the estate in Barice near Sarajevo.
Three months after Šefik Džaferović received a record severance package for retirement as a member of the BiH Presidency, he continued working in the State Parliament.
The Municipal Court in Dubrovnik rendered the first instance judgment sentencing the police officer Zoran Čegar to a prison sentence for threatening a CIN reporter. The sentence will not be enforced if Čegar does not reoffend within two years after the decision becomes final.
The indictment against him was filed in Croatia due to the threats addressed to a CIN reporter in October last year before the Municipal Court in Dubrovnik. He is already on trial before this court on charges of fraud.
Last year, the HJPC imposed measures on 33 judges and prosecutors, most often salary cuts. In 15 proceedings, the lawsuits were rejected or the proceedings were suspended. These are main conclusions from the Office from the Disciplinary Counsel’s Annual Report 2022.
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