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.
Injustice at Justice Square
Jadranko Grčević, president of the Basic Court in Brčko District, received more court-ordered restitution after his inappropriate conversations with a former mayor were published than most families got for losing loved ones in the war. He was never sanctioned for what he said and did.
CIN Reporters Recipients of Journalist of the Year Award
The award was given for the series of stories and a video about a Sarajevo-based top generic drugs maker Bosnalijek.
New Asset Declarations in CIN Database
The Database of Public Officials’ Assets has been updated with new information from the asset declarations of municipal mayors, city mayors and councilors elected in the 2016 local elections.