Prosecutor’s Inquiry Includes Contracts with Engineering Firm
RS authorities like doing business with Integral Inženjering. The firm has snagged contracts with entity agencies and Banja Luka authorities worth hundreds of millions of KM since 2000, sometimes without bidding or even being qualified to bid.
Controversial Pathologist Beyond Reach of the Law
Despite a request by the RS police citing irregularities, Banja Luka district prosecutors will not investigate the controversial pardon of two expert forensic witnesses.
Big Drug Dealers Have Little to Fear in BiH
Justice only nabs small-time players in BiH’s drug trafficking scene. While the BiH has little or no cooperation with international police, the big fish get away.
Suspected Heroin Smuggler Narrowly Escaped Death as a Child
Admir Džihić and his brother, Edin, may be wanted in BiH in connection to seizures in 2005 of 38.7 kilos of heroin.
Border Police Promotion Practices Questioned
While laws and regulations on fairness in promotions exist to insure that the best candidates are given jobs in public service, in practice, personal preferences and rivalries strongly influence the final choice.
Support for TI
Banja Luka group has proven track record of fighting corruption
Evaluation Shows Program Shortcomings
In a report officials tried to keep from journalists, a Sarajevo economist found major problems with an EU project aimed at helping small businesses in BiH.
Court’s Next President Will Be Political Pro — But Novice Judge
In October, the BiH Constitutional Court will decide on a new president. Ethnically sensitive rules will restrict the judges to picking their new leader from between only two candidates – the two judges who have the least time on the bench but strong political backgrounds.
Glut of Cases Slows Highest Court
The court charged with enforcing the Constitution of BiH must also hear all appeals from the lower courts, leaving it hard-pressed to keep up with its primary duty.