Politicians' Assets
Governing political parties have largely failed to deliver on promises they made to citizens in the run-up to the 2006 General Elections.
Renata Radić-Dragić (CIN)
31.7.2010
Governing political parties have largely failed to deliver on promises they made to citizens in the run-up to the 2006 General Elections.
Connections with political parties in some cases guaranteed a way to solve housing issues. Such examples can be found in Banjaluka, Sarajevo and Mostar. Real property is bought with money from public revenue. While some cases ended up in court, others are waiting for prosecutors to act on them.
Reporters from The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIN) in Sarajevo spent nearly a year uncovering the assets of 27 politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) who have amassed wealth while performing public office. At least three of them are worth over 1 million KM each.
The trial of two former FBiH prime ministers has revealed details about Nedžad Branković’s attempts to get free luxury quarters in downtown Sarajevo.
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.
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.
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.
Nedžad Branković stepped down as prime minister of the FBiH, but why? Was it pure politics, or pressure from the public and the media? Whatever the reasons, it remains to be seen if this is a new trend and if similar cases in the future will result in similar consequences.
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