You Got the Job, Now Give Back the Money
Today, at the Court of BiH, testimony of the BiH Prosecutor’s Office witnesses began in a case involving the former Security Minister Dragan Mektić, two Ministry employees, and a businessman charged with mismanagement of money from a project financed by the European Union.
Parliamentarians Immune to Catching the “Cost-savings” Virus
Members of the national Parliament and the FBiH House of Peoples blew an opportunity to trim their salary and thereby contribute these savings to the fight against COVID-19. Only the MPs from the FBiH House of Representatives adopted the initiative. No such motion in Republika Srpska was even proposed.
Lawmakers Denied Money They Used for Buying Votes
Lawmakers in the Brčko District’s Assembly lost access to budget funds they had earlier used to buy votes by financing local associations. This money has been redirected to fight COVID-19.
Politicians Conceal Yachts, Condos, Offices and Land
High ranked politicians continue to conceal their property by ignoring the law which mandates that they must declare to relevant institutions everything they own.
IDDEEA Director’s Assistant’s Cheated on Her Allowances
SIPA officials filed a report with the BiH Prosecutor’s Office against IDDEEA Director’s Assistant Azra Muftić for fraud in office.
Hospitals on Ventilators
Health care providers in BiH have at least 222 ventilators and another 160 are expected to arrive to help the medical system cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
After CIN Story Officeholders Revealed Hidden Property Holdings
In the wake of CIN’s story about undeclared assets of Sarajevo leaders and their families, the Sarajevo Mayor and the heads of Sarajevo Old Town and Trnovo municipalities have revealed those properties in their 2020 declarations.
Firefighters Requested Boots, Got Fire Swatters Instead
The bigger part of the money from a cross-border project on development of firefighting capacity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Montenegro was spent on seminars and similar activities. There was not enough money left to buy much-needed protective boots for firefighters.
Conditional Permits for “Smiljevići” Landfill
Amendments to the FBiH water legislation have allowed “Smiljevići” landfill in Sarajevo to acquire water and environmental permits even though it has yet to meet all the required conditions.