Every sixth representative elected to the Brčko District Assembly in the last elections has been convicted of a criminal offense. Most of them will now have the opportunity to question the work of the prosecutor’s office that indicted them, from their seats in the assembly.
A convicted drug dealer, a vote trafficker, and a forger will soon have the opportunity to judge the work of the Prosecutor’s Office in Brčko – the institution that has proven their criminal acts. These convicted individuals are now members of the newly elected Brčko District Assembly, where the prosecutor will be required to submit an annual report on the work of the prosecution.
Abdulah Iljazović from Naša stranka, Pejo Mendeš from the Hrvatska seljačka stranka, and…
Catholic, Muslim and Orthodox religious leaders are all advising believers to vote in the upcoming elections — but the advice they are giving out is different, varying from “Vote your conscience,” to “Don’t vote, pick,” and “Don’t sell your faith for a good dinner.”
Data from politicians’ asset cards cannot be trusted. They often do not report all their income and holdings because there is no punishment for deception and hiding information.
Companies owed by politicians with access to inside information have won dozens of rich public tenders.
In at least 246 towns, municipalities have allowed political parties the use of rent-free or low-cost office space.
Experiences show that when a political party asks for help, be prepared to either give that help or suffer consequences.
According to financial disclosure forms published end of August, candidates in the upcoming elections have higher incomes and more property than in the previous years. Some officeholders offer textbook examples of how politics can make you rich.
Peskara Services Cooperative was erased from the register of companies in 2005, but SDA’s Sarajevo Canton Board continued to contract students for odd jobs via Peskara until 2008.
Professional legislator is one of the most profitable occupations in BiH. Big salaries for little work and additional sources of income are some of the perks and now members of parliament don’t even have to show up to get paid.
Governing political parties have largely failed to deliver on promises they made to citizens in the run-up to the 2006 General Elections.
A former general manager of the Ploče Oil Terminals, settled a case with himself before the court in Metković and collected damages of 67,000 KM.
NTF management claims that a receivership petition is based on a forged document.
The company that runs the only BiH oil terminal in the Adriatic Sea has evaded bankruptcy but is still paying for bad decisions by the former management.
Catholic, Muslim and Orthodox religious leaders are all advising believers to vote in the upcoming elections — but the advice they are giving out is different, varying from “Vote your conscience,” to “Don’t vote, pick,” and “Don’t sell your faith for a good dinner.”
Data from politicians’ asset cards cannot be trusted. They often do not report all their income and holdings because there is no punishment for deception and hiding information.
Companies owed by politicians with access to inside information have won dozens of rich public tenders.
In at least 246 towns, municipalities have allowed political parties the use of rent-free or low-cost office space.
Experiences show that when a political party asks for help, be prepared to either give that help or suffer consequences.
According to financial disclosure forms published end of August, candidates in the upcoming elections have higher incomes and more property than in the previous years. Some officeholders offer textbook examples of how politics can make you rich.
Peskara Services Cooperative was erased from the register of companies in 2005, but SDA’s Sarajevo Canton Board continued to contract students for odd jobs via Peskara until 2008.
Professional legislator is one of the most profitable occupations in BiH. Big salaries for little work and additional sources of income are some of the perks and now members of parliament don’t even have to show up to get paid.
Governing political parties have largely failed to deliver on promises they made to citizens in the run-up to the 2006 General Elections.
A former general manager of the Ploče Oil Terminals, settled a case with himself before the court in Metković and collected damages of 67,000 KM.
NTF management claims that a receivership petition is based on a forged document.
The company that runs the only BiH oil terminal in the Adriatic Sea has evaded bankruptcy but is still paying for bad decisions by the former management.
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