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Documents show that Energoinvest lost out on millions of KM because of the suspect way it went about trying to recover long-standing debts.
Azhar Kalamujić (CIN)
15.11.2011
Documents show that Energoinvest lost out on millions of KM because of the suspect way it went about trying to recover long-standing debts.
Violating the law pays off for BiH’s leading political parties even when they are caught at it. Fines are so small, violations usually get repeated.
Between 2004 and 2010, the governments in BiH have spent 134.7 million KM of taxpayer money to finance political parties. Some politicians say money could be better used, but they are not doing anything to make that happen.
The FBiH government has invested 1.27 million KM in the “Residence of Rest” in Trpanj, an exclusive guesthouse on the Croatian Adriatic intended for politicians and civil servants. Taxpayers are paying increasing amounts for maintenance, which the government-owned company that runs the residence is hiding.
Eight BiH Parliamentary Assembly members and their drivers collected nearly 305,000 KM to cover the cost of transport by personal vehicles over two years. Due to poor oversight some used the perk even though they did not qualify for it.
Political parties have been able to use or buy state buildings and profit from renting the space because of minimal regulation of BiH property.
While government offices are left empty or given over to free use by private businesses, authorities are spending millions of KM a year on rent. The FBiH government in Mostar rents space from the Islamic Community and businessmen connected to the ruling political parties, even though the government’s own offices are sitting empty.
Catholic, Muslim and Orthodox religious leaders are all advising believers to vote in the upcoming elections — but the advice they are giving out is different, varying from “Vote your conscience,” to “Don’t vote, pick,” and “Don’t sell your faith for a good dinner.”
Companies owed by politicians with access to inside information have won dozens of rich public tenders.
In at least 246 towns, municipalities have allowed political parties the use of rent-free or low-cost office space.
Experiences show that when a political party asks for help, be prepared to either give that help or suffer consequences.
Peskara Services Cooperative was erased from the register of companies in 2005, but SDA’s Sarajevo Canton Board continued to contract students for odd jobs via Peskara until 2008.
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