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Trebević, a mountain with deeply cut gorge valleys of the Paljanska and Mokranjska Miljacka rivers, is the 45th protected area in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo (CIN)
07.10.2022
Trebević, a mountain with deeply cut gorge valleys of the Paljanska and Mokranjska Miljacka rivers, is the 45th protected area in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The entire course of the Tara River through Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) up to its confluence with the Drina River was declared a protected area.
Amir Zukić and four other defendants in the case “Bosna” were sentenced to prison terms, while Asim Sarajlić and Nedžad Trako were acquitted in the first-instance proceedings.
State prosecutor Vedrana Mijović and her husband Danko bought five properties in 13 years, and she has not declared some of them to the HJPC. Even though this institution requires judges and prosecutors to declare their assets, they are not legally bound to do so because for two and a half years there have been no rules on the submission of financial statements.
The Sarajevo Cantonal Court passed two judgments against federal ministries for non-compliance with the Law on Freedom of Access to Information. These are the CIN’s 13th and 14th wins for public data, transparency, and accountability of institutions.
Emina Begić, a lawyer from Bugojno, is accused of abusing clients’ trust, embezzling their money, and forging documents. Although the Bar Association can suspend her until the trial is over, she is still working.
If all verdicts become final, a material benefit worth BAM 2.4 million will also be seized from the convicted.
The court in Brčko sentenced two vote-traders to a total of two years and four months in prison for election fraud.
The Chief Prosecutor of the Tuzla Canton, Tomislav Ljubić, was sanctioned with a 10 percent salary reduction for five months, but he can appeal to the second-instance disciplinary commission of the HJPC.
Police agencies have adopted internal rules thanks to which only one company, KM Trade from Visoko, has been winning tenders for the purchase of uniforms for years. Specific conditions forestall domestic manufacturers and distributors whose uniforms are being worn by police officers from a dozen European countries from applying to tenders.
In the award of a tender worth several million KM for procurement of fuel, the former management of Đurđevik Coal mine favored Amir Junuzović’s firm from Lukavac. The mine lost nearly 2 million KM in the deal.
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