Ivo Filipović, the second man of the Brčko District Assembly concealed part of his assets in both Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and manipulated the reported value of his property in his asset declarations.
Đemal Memagić, the long-serving mayor of Olovo and a businessman, purchased an apartment in Poreč, Croatia, in 2021 for half a million BAM. He also included a car valued at BAM 412,000 in his asset declaration.
Every sixth representative elected to the Brčko District Assembly in the last elections has been convicted of a criminal offense. Most of them will now have the opportunity to question the work of the prosecutor’s office that indicted them, from their seats in the assembly.
Managers of the State Police Support Agency used official vehicles for private trips to their hometowns in Bužim and Tomislavgrad, even though they were not entitled to do so. Some of these trips were justified with travel orders containing inaccurate information. The positions of director and deputy director were also used for official travel across Europe, Asia, and North and South America.
Although he had previously given the impression of a transparent politician, the mayor of Trnovo failed to declare a 212,000 BAM apartment on Bjelašnica Mountain and his wife’s 100,000 BAM investment in a fund.
Kemal Čaušević, former director of the ITA BiH, convicted of receiving bribes, failed to return the illegally acquired 1.72 million BAM to the state within the stipulated deadline. As a result, forced collection proceedings have been initiated, which may involve the sale of his properties. However, the process could be complicated by lawsuits from his family members, who claim a portion of his frozen assets.
The business partner of former Municipality of Stari Grad mayor Ibrahim Hadžibajrić secretly furnished two luxury apartments in a new building near the Markale market, the final design of which was approved by the mayor’s closest associate, Alma Destanović. Hadžibajrić and Destanović are facing trial for illegally issuing a construction permit for the construction of this building.
Over the course of six years, courts in Bosnia and Herzegovina have paid out BAM 58.8 million for compensations to court-appointed attorneys. Nearly BAM 10 million were paid to ten attorneys, although more than 1,440 were engaged in ex officio defenses.
Some BiH Foreign Ministry employees receive accommodation allowance during their diplomatic service abroad, despite owning apartments in their respective host countries. The Ministry does not perceive this as an issue requiring resolution.
New profiles have been published in the CIN (Center for Investigative Reporting) database „Politicians’ Assets“: Sevlid Hurtić, Minister for Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Davor Bunoza, Justice Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Dubravka Bošnjak, Minister of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Over seven years, FBiH ministries have spent 12.8 million BAM on commissions. Auditors have consistently raised concerns about their operations and the amount of fees, but ministries remain unresponsive to these critiques.
The former mayor of the Stari Grad Municipality in Sarajevo began investing in real estate in Bosnia and Croatia after leasing public parking lots to his friend Elmedin Karišik. Correspondence on the Sky app reveals that Karišik looked after Hadžibajrić’s properties, his money, and luxury cars.
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