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This year, the International Day for Universal Access to Information is marked with a newly adopted Act and new challenges in the fight for access to information.
Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo (CIN)
29.9.2023
This year, the International Day for Universal Access to Information is marked with a newly adopted Act and new challenges in the fight for access to information.
Authorities allocate over 100 million BAM from public budgets each year to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), but often lack oversight on how this money is spent.
In addition to Edin Arslanagić, the former director of Bosnalijek, his partners involved in the embezzlement of money from this pharmaceutical company, Hasan and Jasmin Šepo, and Šefik Handžić, have also received non-final prison sentences.
Former Minister of Spatial Planning, Construction, and Environmental Protection of the West Herzegovina Canton (ZHK), Ivan Topić, and the director of the company Lager from Posušje, Dubravka Bašić, were on trial for abuse of office and theft.
Milan Miličević, the long-serving mayor of Teslić, and his family own two apartments, a weekend cottage, 11 acres of land, and commercial property in Teslić and Banja Luka, along with savings totaling nearly 117,000 BAM. The asset profile of the president of the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) with key biographical information has been disclosed in the CIN’s “Politicians’ Assets” database.
State Delegate Nikola Špirić did not report the family estate in Drvar in his 2022 Asset Declaration. CIN had previously reported that he had provided money from the state budget to craftsmen who were renovating his house on this property.
CIN Database titled “Property Holdings of Judges and Prosecutors” has released new asset profiles for Sandra Radoš-Čatak, President of the District Commercial Court in Istočno Sarajevo, and her husband Pavo Radoš, a prosecutor at the Brčko District Prosecutor’s Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These profiles include biographical information and income details.
The „Property Holdings of Judges and Prosecutors“ database is richer by two new property profiles containing the most significant biographical information of Sabina Sarajlija, Chief Prosecutor of the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor’s Office and Vesna Kaknjo, Chief Prosecutor of the Zenica-Doboj Canton Prosecutor’s Office.
The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina has accused the director of Bosnalijek, Nedim Uzunović, his associates, and family members of using the company’s funds to purchase shares, cars, and real estate in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Despite significant opposition from civil society, the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina has adopted the Freedom of Access to Information Act.
„Politician Assets“ is the most comprehensive database of incomes, movable and immovable property, and careers of more than 220 officials and politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Deputies of the RS National Assembly (NSRS) adopted amendments to the Criminal Code thus making defamation a crime punishable by a fine, and possibly imprisonment. The media community has been warning for months that this law will limit freedom of expression.
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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