Attorney General’s Office for Daughter
A job ad for an attorney general in Jablanica Municipality attracted seven candidates who all formally met the criteria. Yet, after commission members rated each candidate’s abilities and knowledge in an obscure manner, they chose their colleague’s daughter.
Parliament Adopts a Motion for Protection of Journalists
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) Parliament adopted a motion by the parliamentary group of Social-Democratic Party of BiH to amend the FBiH Penal Code with provisions that would treat assault or battery on a journalist like that on an attack against a police officer or a public employee.
Judges Pick Attorneys for Defendants
Even though the law defines that defendants should choose public defenders, in nearly half the cases judges in Bosnia and Herzegovina courts have done that instead of defendants.
Stricter Rules for Legislators’ Allowances
After CIN’s investigation into legislative abuse, the FBiH Parliament’s House of Peoples introduced new rules for the use of living-away-from home and accommodation allowances in Sarajevo.
The Bar Looks the Other Way on the Crime of a Peer
Seven years ago attorney Marica Ćulum was sentenced on organized crime charges and should have been debarred. Instead, she’s the most highly paid court-appointed attorney before the Basic Court in Banja Luka.
RS Railways Pays Slackers Too
The Republika Srpska is borrowing millions to decrease the number of RS Railways workers. At the same time the company keeps jobs for employees who don’t even show up for work.
An Incorrect Detail in Minister Đokić’s Biography
Republika Srpska cabinet minister Petar Đokić does not hold a B.A. degree from the University Of Belgrade School Of Economics. Instead, he has a double major in economics and management from a private business school Megatrend.
Incompatible Offices of Telecom’s Directors
Mirza Ganić might be in a conflict of interest, serving as both director of the Zenica division of the public company BH Telecom, and as a legislator in the Federation of BiH House of Representatives. No agency in the entity can establish if those two positions are officially incompatible.
Family Business in Public Enterprise
For years, HT Eronet and BH Telecom have hired members of governing parties and relatives of employees without advertising jobs. FBiH looked the other way, which meant that most citizens did not get equal employment opportunities.