Public Tenders Winners Donate to Leading Parties
Six big political parties in BiH have taken donations from companies doing business with the government, even though this is prohibited by the state Law on Financing Political Parties.
Croatia Started Extradition Procedure of Liridon Kelmendi
County court in Vukovar has started a procedure for the extradition of Liridon Kelmendi toMontenegrowhich filed an indictment against this Bosnian national on charges of forging identity papers.
Expensive Mileage of the State Legislators
Eight BiH Parliamentary Assembly members and their drivers collected nearly 305,000 KM to cover the cost of transport by personal vehicles over two years. Due to poor oversight some used the perk even though they did not qualify for it.
CIK Punished Political Parties
In mid-December, the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CIK) fined 28 political parties for violations of the Law on Financing of Political Parties during 2008. They will have to pay fines between 1,000 KM and 7,000 KM.
Every Fourth Bosnian Pays a Bribe
Every fourth Bosnian has paid a bribe to the civil servants to solve an issue or receive a favor in the past 12 months, according to Transparency International’s (TI) Global Corruption Barometer for 2010.
Parties Appropriated State Property
Political parties have been able to use or buy state buildings and profit from renting the space because of minimal regulation of BiH property.
The FBiH as a Tenant despite Its Own Property
While government offices are left empty or given over to free use by private businesses, authorities are spending millions of KM a year on rent. The FBiH government in Mostar rents space from the Islamic Community and businessmen connected to the ruling political parties, even though the government’s own offices are sitting empty.
Criminal complaint filed against Naser Kelmendi’s sons
Police charged Elvis and Liridon Kelmendi with forging of identification documents.
Court Acquitted Bičakčić and Branković
Today, the Cantonal Court in Sarajevo acquitted Edhem Bičakčić and Nedžad Branković of charges abuse of office or authority in the case of an apartment purchase in Sarajevo.