Politicians' Assets
Money went to 23 officeholders who held senior posts in eight state ministries.
Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo (CIN)
08.10.2015
Money went to 23 officeholders who held senior posts in eight state ministries.
While the dust is still settling on news that millions were wasted on a failed collaboration with Czechs in Gacko, the Republika Srpska government announces a new power project involving a Chinese firm.
Even though laws were passed 15 years ago giving citizens the right to information from public institutions, actually getting that information has not happened.
Esed Radeljaš was head of the agency that allocates money for health care in Sarajevo Canton even though he’d been convicted of fraud and forgery.
Dragan and Bernadica Čović have received most of the property the couple owns either as gifts or as purchases they made before 2003. After police started investigating Čović, his wife started buying property in family’s name — and receiving gifts.
Former legislators continue their careers in public administration managerial positions. They get new jobs most often after first collecting their full severance pay.
The Sarajevo Clinical Center has bought equipment for freezing semen but instead of using it, sends patients to private clinics where they incur additional costs.
Two private firms have illegally used up wheat from the entity stockholding agency worth 1.8 million KM. The FBiH Stockholding Agency could stop such theft if it were more diligent about litigation.
About 6.4 million KM worth of fuel intended for use in public emergencies has disappeared from a Žepče Zovko Oil’s terminal. More than half that amount could have been saved had it been transferred to another storage facility.
Former FBiH Minister of Trade Milorad Bahilj drove around in an official car bought from the car company of his party boss’s nephew.
CIN has created a database featuring 39,178 public bids worth 6.2 billion KM.
BiH taxpayers sponsored at least 460 officeholders with at least 7.3 million KM of severance pay in four years. Ten of those used severance pay twice.
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