Imprisonment For A Court Clerk
The Cantonal Court in Sarajevo has handed down a final verdict to former court clerk Ekrem Bezdrob. He was sentenced to eight months in prison for accepting gifts and other forms of benefits.
Illegal Logging For New Apartments on Bjelašnica
Foresters documented illegal logging on the plots the Municipality of Trnovo sold to private investors. Two years ago, this Municipality engaged in illegal logging in this same area.
New Imprisonments For Election Fraud in Brčko
Former member of the Brčko District Assembly Pejo Mendeš, and his assistants Jasmin Ravkić and Mato Gluhaković were sentenced to a total of 12 months in prison for election fraud ahead of the 2020 local elections.
A Step Towards Reducing Severance Pay For Politicians
State deputies adopted a proposal to reduce the retirement severance pay for politicians from BAM 30,000 to 10,000. In addition to high severance pay, the current regulations allow them to receive both the pension and salary.
Hidden Apartment of Asim Sarajlić on The Adriatic
State delegate Asim Sarajlić failed to declare in his asset declaration an apartment he has on the Croatian coast in the tourist town of Žaborić near Šibenik.
Free And Independent Media The Only Way To Fight Misinformation
On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, professors, representatives of BIRN, CIN, BUKA magazine, and the Swedish Ambassador to BiH spoke about how to protect the truth from misinformation. On this occasion, an exhibition of important journalistic stories which failed to prompt the necessary reaction from judicial institutions was organized.
Six Unreported Properties of Šarović in Belgrade
Mirko Šarović, president of the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) and state MP, and his wife Stojanka own six valuable properties in Belgrade, Serbia which he never declared in his asset declaration. While he denies having them, his wife says the opposite.
CIN Wins BiH Journalists’ Association Award
The 2021 Best Journalist of the Year Award presented to the Center for Investigative Reporting.
FBiH Suspending Permit Issuance For Small Hydropower Plants
The Federation of BiH is one step closer to stopping the construction of small hydropower plants, given that the FBiH Government has accepted the proposal to stop issuing energy permits.