Workers Demand Bankruptcy in Bijeljina Sugar Factory
The factory’s debts at the moment amounted to over 12 million KM. Workers claim around 1.5 million KM.
Government Millions for Private News Outlets in the RS
The government The Republika Srpska (RS) has donated 14.5 million KM to media in the entity over the past three years, of which 3.9 million KM went to boost financing of five daily and weekly newspapers.
Changes in the Assets of the State Ministers
Since the last statement of assets Chairman and members of the Council of Ministers: Vjekoslav Bevanda, Nikola Špirić, Sredoje Nović and Mirko Okolić have acquired new properties and summer houses in Donje Blatnice, Drvar, Pale and Doboj, while Zlatko Lagumdžija reported ___unknown co-ownership” of the family home and land in Trebinje.
Money for Nothing: Veterans Paid for Undocumented Expenses
Tens of thousands of KM have been withdrawn from several veterans’ organization accounts in Sarajevo without ever accounting for the money. The FBiH Financial Police’s investigation into five veterans’ organizations and their two firms found that most of the money was spent for the material expenses, paying employees and fees to the members of the management and supervisory boards.
Retail Endowment
Čapljina-based HDZ and former municipal officeholders incorporated a private firm then they gave it land, public buildings and government funds. The municipality had to pay the owner of the expropriated land and is now considering litigation against the firm.
Criminal Complaint Against Kelmendi
Montenegrin Police Authority submitted a criminal complaint against Naser Kelmendi and Gzima Hajdinaga with the primary prosecutor in Ulcinj on Dec. 26 last year. Hajdinaga is accused of abuse of office and Kelmendi for constructing without a license.
Special Prosecutor Abandons Investigation into Milorad Dodik
Special Prosecutors’ Office of Republika Srpska (RS) does not have enough evidence to charge Milorad Dodik, the president and the former RS prime minister and it dropped its investigation against him and six other the entity officeholders who were suspected of abusing authority to damage the RS budget in millions of KM.
Free Defense for Officeholders and Entrepreneurs
Some officeholders and entrepreneurs charged with financial fraud and money laundering use services of court-appointed lawyers because their assets are frozen. But, if they are acquitted and their assets returned, they still don’t pay. Courts pay their lawyers with taxpayers’ money.
Businessmen Make Profit by Trading Concessions
Concessioners in the RS are selling concessions to build small hydroelectric power plants, and the government does little to stop them. Although businessmen claim that they sell for small amounts, the experts say that the profits from the deals top several times the amount of money invested.