Former Head of the Uniformed Police Sector of the Federation Police Administration (FUP), Zoran Čegar, pleads before the Sarajevo Municipal Court on charges of document forgery.
“I am not guilty”, said Zoran Čegar, the former Head of the Uniformed Police Sector of the Federation Police Administration (FUP), as he pleaded before the Sarajevo Municipal Court on charges of document forgery.
The indictment was filed by the Canton Sarajevo Prosecutor’s Office in September 2024, and the date for the continuation of the trial will be determined at a later time.
Čegar’s lawyer requested that the trial be closed to the public due to his post-traumatic stress disorder…
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina passed a bill that lays the foundation for the establishment of the long-awaited Sex Offender Registry that will permanently and confidentially store data on individuals convicted of crimes against sexual freedom and morality concerning children and minors.
Dženat Dreković, a photographer for the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIN), won the Eco Journalist Award for the best photography presented by the Center for the Promotion of Civil Society (CPCD).
The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIN) and its partner organizations Futura and the Center for Research and Studies GEA presented the results of a three-year project ‘Strengthening the Capacities of Civil Society Organizations for Monitoring Public Budgets’, highlighting mechanisms for improving transparency in the spending of public funds at all levels of government in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIN) from Sarajevo, in collaboration with partner organizations Futura from Mostar and the Center for Research and Studies GEA from Banja Luka, organized a roundtable discussion on Digital Transformation of Public Procurement Procedures in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Transparency of the e-Procurement Portal.
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bar Association has temporarily suspended the legal practice of attorney Emina Begić from Bugojno following the criminal charges brought against her for abuse of client trust and misappropriation of their funds.
The Municipal Court in Cazin has dismissed the charges against notary Dževad Omanović for abuse of office and forgery of an official document due to these charges being time-barred. This verdict is subject to appeal.
The Energy Regulatory Commission in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has denied the application for an operation permit for the mini hydro-power plant “Zlate” on the Doljanka River, which was constructed by the company ‘Eko-Vat,’ owned by Mirza Teletović.
The owners and the director of the Vučko aparthotel in Jahorina have been reported for multiple criminal offenses following CIN’s report on their business operations and construction of the building complex. The report exposed million-dollar debts, the alienation of state land, profit concealment, and deceived partners.
This year, the International Day for Universal Access to Information is marked with a newly adopted Act and new challenges in the fight for access to information.
Authorities allocate over 100 million BAM from public budgets each year to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), but often lack oversight on how this money is spent.
In addition to Edin Arslanagić, the former director of Bosnalijek, his partners involved in the embezzlement of money from this pharmaceutical company, Hasan and Jasmin Šepo, and Šefik Handžić, have also received non-final prison sentences.
Former Minister of Spatial Planning, Construction, and Environmental Protection of the West Herzegovina Canton (ZHK), Ivan Topić, and the director of the company Lager from Posušje, Dubravka Bašić, were on trial for abuse of office and theft.
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina passed a bill that lays the foundation for the establishment of the long-awaited Sex Offender Registry that will permanently and confidentially store data on individuals convicted of crimes against sexual freedom and morality concerning children and minors.
Dženat Dreković, a photographer for the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIN), won the Eco Journalist Award for the best photography presented by the Center for the Promotion of Civil Society (CPCD).
The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIN) and its partner organizations Futura and the Center for Research and Studies GEA presented the results of a three-year project ‘Strengthening the Capacities of Civil Society Organizations for Monitoring Public Budgets’, highlighting mechanisms for improving transparency in the spending of public funds at all levels of government in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIN) from Sarajevo, in collaboration with partner organizations Futura from Mostar and the Center for Research and Studies GEA from Banja Luka, organized a roundtable discussion on Digital Transformation of Public Procurement Procedures in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Transparency of the e-Procurement Portal.
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bar Association has temporarily suspended the legal practice of attorney Emina Begić from Bugojno following the criminal charges brought against her for abuse of client trust and misappropriation of their funds.
The Municipal Court in Cazin has dismissed the charges against notary Dževad Omanović for abuse of office and forgery of an official document due to these charges being time-barred. This verdict is subject to appeal.
The Energy Regulatory Commission in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has denied the application for an operation permit for the mini hydro-power plant “Zlate” on the Doljanka River, which was constructed by the company ‘Eko-Vat,’ owned by Mirza Teletović.
The owners and the director of the Vučko aparthotel in Jahorina have been reported for multiple criminal offenses following CIN’s report on their business operations and construction of the building complex. The report exposed million-dollar debts, the alienation of state land, profit concealment, and deceived partners.
This year, the International Day for Universal Access to Information is marked with a newly adopted Act and new challenges in the fight for access to information.
Authorities allocate over 100 million BAM from public budgets each year to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), but often lack oversight on how this money is spent.
In addition to Edin Arslanagić, the former director of Bosnalijek, his partners involved in the embezzlement of money from this pharmaceutical company, Hasan and Jasmin Šepo, and Šefik Handžić, have also received non-final prison sentences.
Former Minister of Spatial Planning, Construction, and Environmental Protection of the West Herzegovina Canton (ZHK), Ivan Topić, and the director of the company Lager from Posušje, Dubravka Bašić, were on trial for abuse of office and theft.
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