Donors cut back support for court
Bosnia-Herzegovina justice officials are facing the reality they will not raise anywhere near the €60 million they wanted from donors and have begun downsizing state court payrolls and slashing budgets for upcoming years.
Shareholder acquires Elektrobosna-N
Elektrobosna subsidiary is sold at auction to a company shareholder who promises to start up production and bring back workers in a month. The new owner will not have to pay most of the company’s huge debt.
Prosecutors shy away from Elektrobosna
For seven years, prosecutors got tips and information from outraged workers and former officials urging them to act against criminal activity within Elektrobosna. Federation financial police found that the complaints had merit. Yet, with the company now in financial collapse, no prosecutor ever went to court in the case.
Looking into the investigation of a judge
Bosnian state court authorities say they vindicated former international Judge Gerald Gahima of the War Crimes Chamber of any wrong-doing in his native Rwanda, but they won’t say how they had the authority to decide law in another country or just how they went about making their determination of innocence.
BiH May Have to Wait for War Crimes Money
On Friday, representatives from more than 30 countries will meet in Brussels to discuss a request by the BiH government for €43 million to continue funding the State Court of BiH, which oversees the War Crimes Chamber and for a new prison.
Electrobosna owners struggle for company
A new chapter in the century long saga of Elektrobosna opened when a Bosnian businessman living in Germany wrestled control of the bankrupt company this year from the Croatian businessman financial police suspect tried to gut it. CIN looks at the power struggle that helped turn one of Bosnia”s brightest hopes into a financial disaster.
A list of major owners and creditors of Elektrobosna
A list of major owners and creditors of Elektrobosna.
Worker Safety Suffered at Elektrobosna-N
Before the war, Elektrobosna employees had plenty of safety equipment. Today, serious injuries can result from lack of items as inexpensive as a 10KM pair of work gloves.
Elektrobosna failed to pay for injured workers
Elektrobosna once employed 3,000 workers and brought prosperity to Jajce. Workers felt taken care of when company managers paid for medical care. Now injured workers find they must pay for their own care.