Karić Accepted a One-year Sentence
Businessman Sedinet Karić will receive a one-year sentence for bribing the former director of the BiH Indirect Taxation Authority if the court accepts his plea bargain with the prosecutors.
Kemal Čaušević Trial Begins
Sedinet Karić, a private businessman accused of giving a bribe to a former director of the Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH), Kemal Čaušević, made a plea bargain with the BiH Prosecutor’s Office.
Public Defenders as a Corruption Risk Factor
High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council discussed how to improve the selection process of court-appointed attorneys.
Biodiesel Alchemy
Fuel importers found a loophole that enabled them to import huge amounts of diesel blended with bio-diesel and avoid paying fees and tax. Customers were not let in on the deal and they paid the usual rate for diesel, giving importers an extra 55 pfennigs per a liter.
Announcement of Changes in the System of Court-Appointed Defenses
Judges, prosecutors, lawyers, politicians and representatives of non-governmental organizations have discussed CIN’s investigation about court-appointed counsels. They have announced that they are changing the rules to require mandatory record-keeping in a single register of all court-appointed defenses.
CIN Published a Database About Court-Appointed Lawyers
The database provides detailed information about 76.2 million KM the courts in BiH have allocated for court-appointed defenses over seven years.
Court-appointed Attorneys: Between Justice and Profit
Courts in BiH spend nearly 11 million KM annually on court-appointed attorneys, most of that going to just several lawyers.
A Bribe for Freedom
Inmates serving prison time are entitled to temporary unsupervised releases. Some pay guards for such releases.
New Case Against Grčević
The Office of Disciplinary Prosecutor registered a new case against Jadranko Grčević, the president of the Basic Court in Brčko District.