By Center for Investigative Reporting
The financial police of the Federation of Bosnian-Herzegovina, audited Elektrobosna and Elektrobosna-N at the request of state prosecutors, and in an administration report last year blamed 13 people for the company’s problems.
None has yet been indicted or charged.
The police blamed:
- Zlatan Ištvanić, director of Elektrobosna in 1992 and 2001; president of the Elektrobosna Board of Directors in 1995 and 1996; director of Elektrobosna-N in 2001 and 2002, for unconscientous business practices and abuse of office.
- Zvonko Matijaš, a Croatian citizen and representative of the New East Co. Ltd since 1998; owner of Benson Holding from Split; member of Elektrobosna Supervisory Board and owner of one-third of Elektrobosna, for forging official ID’s and signing damaging contracts.
- Milorad Škrbić, BiH citizen who lives in Slovenia; member and current president of Elektrobosna Supervisory Board and one-third owner of Elektrobosna, for making illegal profit.
- Vladimir Žuljević, a judge in the Novi Travnik Cantonal court who worked on Elektrobosna and Elektrobosna-N registration, for abuse of office and, illegal registration and booking of a foreign partner.
- Zuhdija Ćosić, a judge in the Novi Travnik Cantonal court who worked on Elektrobosna and Elektrobosna-N registration, for abuse of office and illegal registration and booking of a foreign partner.
- Suzana Barić, chief of Elektrobosna-N Department of bookkeeping and finances, for abuse of office, forging official ID’s and making up phony Board of Director decisions.
- Marijeta Tepić, deputy chief of the general, legal and HR affairs and chief of HR in Elektrobosna-N, for abuse of office, forging official ID’s and making up Board of Director decisions.
- Ico Škrapa, Croatian citizen and president of the Elektrobosna-N Steering Board of Directors from 1998 to 1999, for omission of official duties, forging official ID’s and making up Board of Director decisions.
- Petar Zubin, a Croatian citizen and member of the Elektrobosna-N Board of Directors 1998, for failure to perform official duties, forging official ID’s and making up Board decisions.
- Petar Rajević, a Croatian citizen and director of Elektrobosna-N from August 1998 to May 1999 and from May to September 2001, for unconscientous business practices, and failure to pay taxes and worker benefits.
- Josip Crnoja, deputy director of Elektrobosna-N from December 1998 until May 1999, and director of Elektrobosna-N from May 1999 to May 2001, for unconscientous business practices and failure to pay taxes and worker benefits.
- Pero Stanić, director of Elektrobosna from 2004 to January 2006, for unconscientous business practices, failure to pay taxes and worker benefits and abuse of office.
- Branko Vučković, director of Elektrobosna-N from 2003 to 2005, for unconscientous business practices, failure to pay taxes and worker benefits and signing a damaging contract with a foreign partner.
