Politicians' Assets
RS Investment-Development Bank despite a negative review by auditors granted loans to two companies under police investigation.
Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo (CIN)
18.12.2009
RS Investment-Development Bank despite a negative review by auditors granted loans to two companies under police investigation.
The BiH finance and treasury minister Dragan Vrankić got 65,000 KM from the Municipality of Čapljina to buy an apartment. The money came from the Čapljina Reconstruction Fund but the apartment is in Mostar.
RS Prime Minister, Milorad Dodik publicly admitted that he has two apartments and a villa in Belgrade even though he previously said he would sell the apartments.
Dragan Mikerević, deputy at the RS Parliament, has acquired great wealth. A former farmer, he became a millionaire with assets in BiH and abroad.
Mustafa Suljagić has tried for years to withdraw nearly 270,000 KM worth of foreign exchange deposited at his account with Privredna Banka Sarajevo.
Naser Kelmendi, whose alleged drug dealing has long made him a target of Balkan law enforcement agencies, is facing more scrutiny after SIPA made a special presentation to Interpol in Lyon, France outlining what it calls his criminal network.
BiH Prime Minister Nikola Špirić’s real asset declaration is significantly different from the one that Špirić filed with the Central Election Commission that can be viewed by the public.
Abdurahman Malkić has friends and foes from his long tenure as the Mayor of Srebrenica, and there have even been criminal complaint against him. He also has a lot more money than when he first took office.
Naser Kelmendi has been identified as the leader of one of the best organized criminal organizations involved in drug trafficking in the region, with his sons as associates. But why are they allowed to carry weapons, supposedly for their protection, or to import armored cars from the US?
BiH politicians are supposed to report their assets when they ran for office and after they leave but no one knows if the information they provide is true and complete. There are no sanctions for providing incomplete or false information.
Civic activism appears on the rise in BiH judging from the number of demonstrators out on the streets. The roots of activism go back to the country’s communist past. It remains unclear whether recently formed citizen groups can improve government responsiveness or even persuade EU officials there has been sufficient reform for BiH to qualify for pre-accession funding.
Diplomatic license plates give drivers protection from traffic regulations and from the fear of being arrested. The plates are also giving police officers headaches and creating a double standard on the roads of BiH.
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