The Zenica Government Treat For The World’s Ore Traders
The Zenica-Doboj Canton favored the company Adriatic Metals, awarding them concessions in Vareš thus depriving the budget of nearly five million marks. In return, illegal stone mining and road reconstruction left the locals with a devastated picnic area and stream.
Non-transparent Distribution Of State Aid In BiH
Better control and distribution of budget money requires the alignment of the legal framework governing state aid with the relevant legislation of the European Union, it was concluded in the round table discussion organized by CIN with partner organizations GEA from Banja Luka and Futura from Mostar.
How Biofuels Scams Have Undermined A Flagship EU Climate Policy
Multiple scams involving fake biofuels have erupted in northern Europe in recent years. A new investigation shows several cases were linked by a Bosnian company that sold thousands of tons of fraudulent fuel across the European Union.
MP Jasenko Tufekčić Buying Out His Prison Sentence
Sarajevo Municipal Court accommodated the request of FBiH delegate Jasenko Tufekčić to buy out his eight-month prison sentence for BAM 24,000. Proceedings against him were initiated after CIN discovered that he was abusing transportation allowance and per diems.
Businessman Žilo On Trial For Fraud During The Pandemic
Sead Žilo from Zenica is accused of defrauding Emir Begović from Gračanica to whom he promised to sell surgical face masks during the coronavirus pandemic. Begović made a down payment but never received the masks, as CIN previously reported.
Teacher Convicted Of Sexual Harassment Fired After CIN’s Reporting
Teacher Velibor Vujić, who after being convicted of sexually harassing a minor student worked at the Vuk Karadžić High School Center in Lopare, was dismissed after CIN’s reports.
Severely ill children in FBiH without the necessary medicine
As a result of an irresponsible attitude of authorities, children suffering from cystic fibrosis in FBiH do not have a medicine that can improve their quality of life and prolong it.
“Grey Cash Register” in Jahorina
Aparthotel Vučko in Jahorina has been keeping a “parallel ledger” to hide the real income from apartment rentals and restaurant operations, thus avoiding paying tax and tourist tax for guests.
“Vučko” Made Off With Millions From State Land
Falsified documents, deceived partners, and millions in debt – these all were the controversies that for decades followed the construction and operations of the Vučko Hotel complex in Jahorina managed by father and son Prović. The municipal authorities made it possible for them to misappropriate state land, while the Entity authorities gave them millions in loans, which are now being repaid by Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the same time, the Prović family hid millions in profit.