Retirement Severance as Pocket Money for Officials
During the past decade, almost BAM 440 thousand was paid as retirement severance to fifteen BiH politicians in three state institutions. However, most of them continued working and receiving salaries in addition to their retirement benefits.
CIN nominated for the European Press Prize
The story “Vote-selling network exposed by CIN reporters” was nominated for the European Press Prize for investigative reporting“.
Senaid Begić sentenced to two and a half years in prison
The former director of the Zenica-Doboj Health Insurance Institute and deputy in the FBiH Parliament was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for abuse of office and authority, fraud, and embezzlement in office.
A Step Towards Ban on SHPPs Construction
In order to completely ban the construction of small hydropower plants in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), the FBiH Parliament supported the halt in issuing energy permits for the existing plants.
New data in CIN’s database of sanctions against judges and prosecutors
The database “Disciplinary sanctions against Judges and Prosecutors” contains data on 184 disciplinary decisions rendered over the last eleven years sanctioning misconduct in the workplace by judges, prosecutors, and professional associates.
Commuting a prison sentence into a fine again possible in Republika Srpska
Convicted persons from this Entity are again allowed to commute their prison sentence into a fine after this provision was eliminated from the Law in mid-2017.
Charges Brought Against Vote-traders
Brčko District Prosecutor’s Office brought charges against vote-traders exposed by CIN journalists on the eve of the 2020 Local Elections.
Lager’s faulty goods
Justice institutions are investigating the operations of the company Lager from Posušje due to deals worth around four million BAM. The company has been suspected of delivering altered machines to customers instead of new ones.
Stockpiling concessions
By favoring of authorities, the company Lager from Posušje was awarded concessions for the exploitation of natural resources in BiH, but it does not fully honor its obligations and it owes concession fees.