The Brčko Prosecutor’s Office filed an indictment against MP Alija Denjagić and president of the local citizens’ association Enida Osmanović-Stevanović. They were accused of abusing their positions to obtain material benefits for themselves and others through the Brčko grants.
The National Assembly of the Republika Srpska voted on the Draft Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code to make insult and defamation a criminal offense punishable by fines of up to BAM 120,000.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina found that the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina did not follow due process, and ordered them to reconsider the CIN’s request for access to information.
The HJPC disciplined the BiH prosecutor Gordana Tadić with a 30 percent salary cut for one year due to inappropriate status on the social network.
The RS Register of Pedophiles will also include persons who are convicted in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina or other states but reside in this Entity. This change was prompted by CIN’s investigation about teachers who are convicted molesters but continued to work in education.
Reporters who publicly criticized the proposal of the RS authorities to criminalize defamation became the target of insults and attacks.
Due to the criminal proceedings being conducted in BiH and Croatia against police chief Zoran Čegar for threats to reporters, the disciplinary proceedings initiated against him by the FUP for the same matter has been suspended.
A retired lawyer, a former court clerk, and a real estate broker were sentenced in Sarajevo to a total of seven years and three months in prison for forging documents. The other five defendants were acquitted.
Crvene stijene [Engl. Red Rocks] on Mount Romanija, characterized by attractive landscapes, are the 46th protected area in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Following the CIN’s reporting, the teacher from Bijeljina, who was convicted of sexually harassing a minor, was subject to disciplinary action. The Republika Srpska is seeking to amend the Pedophile Register Act.
The Bugojno lawyer is being accused of abusing the trust of clients and unlawfully acquiring a quarter of a million BAM. She is already on trial for a similar offense at the Travnik Municipal Court.
The round table discussion organized by CIN with the partner organizations GEA from Banja Luka and Futura from Mostar focused on the role of budget inspectors, who are too few to adequately control public money spending.
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