During Jerko Ivanković Lijanović’ four-year term, the FBiH Ministry of Agriculture has allocated 2.8 million KM to persons and firms connected to the minister’s family. No agency has called it a conflict of interest or called for a sanction.
Money went to 23 officeholders who held senior posts in eight state ministries.
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.
Former FBiH Minister of Trade Milorad Bahilj drove around in an official car bought from the car company of his party boss’s nephew.
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.
The Federation has spent some 226,000 KM for accommodation allowances for 13 ministers. There is no system for verifying if the money is spent on accommodation and catching misuses of the perk.
Leaders of the eight most influential political parties in BiH own real estate worth around 7.5 million KM.
Bakir Izetbegović, Nikola Špirić, Velimir Kunić, Fahrudin Radončić, Ivo Komšić and Esed Radeljaš have omitted valuable property holdings in their asset declarations.
While the number of unemployed in Bosnia and Hezegovina is on the increase, the property riches of numerous office holders in the executive and legislative government is on the increase.
An indictment against Naser Kalmedi mentions Fahrudin Radončić, Ekrem Lekić, Senad Sahinpašić Šaja and Naser Orić as members of his organized group.
During the seven years he was at the top of Indirect Taxation Authority, Kemal Čaušević bought nine apartments and offices plus 20,000 square meters of land. His income during that time does not come close to the cost of the investment, but he told reports that he’s been making money since 1986.
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