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…
Government officials at all levels of government in BiH say that the hundreds of commissions that cost taxpayers millions of KM are desperately needed. They cannot or will not say how many commissions there are, what they cost each year and offer no accounting. CIN reporters decided to do that work themselves.
An investigation into contracting in RS, though flawed, examines expenditures on government showpiece buildings in Banja Luka and finds that an array of officials helped inflate costs and benefited a favored contractor.
A political sweetener turned sour last week for Edhem Bičakčić, former FBiH Prime Minister and Dragan Čović, his former deputy, when they were charged with overstepping their authority and benefiting others through a housing scheme that was funded at the expense of the FBiH budget.
If the Constitutional Court of BiH rules that a section of the Law on the Court of BiH is unconstitutional at a session scheduled for Friday, it could leave entity and lower courts without an arbiter.
When Instruction in Islam was introduced to Sarajevo’s public kindergartens, the debate over the parents’ say in their children’s education became more heated. A new poll sheds some light on what parents would prefer.
Police take down one of the region’s big drug networks with connections throughout the region.
Since 2002, Gas&Metal, a company owned by the FBiH minister of energy, mining and industry, has failed to obey three final verdicts for grievances ranging from nonpayment of lease to trespassing, while another company says Gas&Metal’s inaction has left it damaged and its workers unpaid.
Rulings by the Constitutional Court of BiH that delve into the legal basis of decisions by lower courts have stirred disputes in legal circles about whether the Court is overstepping its authority.
The Constitution is the backbone of the law in any country– but ignored by some politicians in BiH.
Poor facilities, lack of a training program, poor play and low salaries make young players susceptible to the lure of playing abroad for more money.
Knowing the right people, or being related to them, can insure success in football.
The mildest criticism against the BiH Football Association by players, fans, referees or reporters can bring phone calls, harassment or pressure to quit.
Government officials at all levels of government in BiH say that the hundreds of commissions that cost taxpayers millions of KM are desperately needed. They cannot or will not say how many commissions there are, what they cost each year and offer no accounting. CIN reporters decided to do that work themselves.
An investigation into contracting in RS, though flawed, examines expenditures on government showpiece buildings in Banja Luka and finds that an array of officials helped inflate costs and benefited a favored contractor.
A political sweetener turned sour last week for Edhem Bičakčić, former FBiH Prime Minister and Dragan Čović, his former deputy, when they were charged with overstepping their authority and benefiting others through a housing scheme that was funded at the expense of the FBiH budget.
If the Constitutional Court of BiH rules that a section of the Law on the Court of BiH is unconstitutional at a session scheduled for Friday, it could leave entity and lower courts without an arbiter.
When Instruction in Islam was introduced to Sarajevo’s public kindergartens, the debate over the parents’ say in their children’s education became more heated. A new poll sheds some light on what parents would prefer.
Police take down one of the region’s big drug networks with connections throughout the region.
Since 2002, Gas&Metal, a company owned by the FBiH minister of energy, mining and industry, has failed to obey three final verdicts for grievances ranging from nonpayment of lease to trespassing, while another company says Gas&Metal’s inaction has left it damaged and its workers unpaid.
Rulings by the Constitutional Court of BiH that delve into the legal basis of decisions by lower courts have stirred disputes in legal circles about whether the Court is overstepping its authority.
The Constitution is the backbone of the law in any country– but ignored by some politicians in BiH.
Poor facilities, lack of a training program, poor play and low salaries make young players susceptible to the lure of playing abroad for more money.
Knowing the right people, or being related to them, can insure success in football.
The mildest criticism against the BiH Football Association by players, fans, referees or reporters can bring phone calls, harassment or pressure to quit.
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