Ten New Profiles in the CIN’s Database „Property Holdings of Judges and Prosecutors“
The CIN’s database Property Holdings of Judges and Prosecutors“ has been enriched with ten new profiles of court presidents, judges, and prosecutors who, along with their spouses, own houses, apartments, cottages, business premises, land, and garages in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Montenegro, collectively valued at least BAM 3.1 million.
Statute of Limitations and Court-Appointed Attorneys: Calls for New Legal Solutions
The results of CIN’s research on statute of limitations in criminal proceedings and court-appointed attorneys in BiH were presented at the Roundtable on ‘Public Trust and Judicial Efficiency”.
Ranko Debevec Remains President Of The Court Of Bosnia And Herzegovina
Ranko Debevec was unanimously granted second term as the President of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the HJPC.
Prosecutor Diana Kajmaković Suspended
Deputy BiH Chief Prosecutor Diana Kajmaković suspended after the U.S. Government blacklisted her due to her affiliation with criminal organizations.
State Prosecutor Not Declaring All the Assets
State prosecutor Vedrana Mijović and her husband Danko bought five properties in 13 years, and she has not declared some of them to the HJPC. Even though this institution requires judges and prosecutors to declare their assets, they are not legally bound to do so because for two and a half years there have been no rules on the submission of financial statements.
Sanction For the Prosecutor Tomislav Ljubić
The Chief Prosecutor of the Tuzla Canton, Tomislav Ljubić, was sanctioned with a 10 percent salary reduction for five months, but he can appeal to the second-instance disciplinary commission of the HJPC.
Flexible Justice for Judges and Prosecutors
In the last four years, the disciplinary commissions of the HJPC BiH acquitted 12 judges and prosecutors of the disciplinary liability, while in one case they did not even conduct the disciplinary proceedings.
Free Defense for Officeholders and Entrepreneurs
Some officeholders and entrepreneurs charged with financial fraud and money laundering use services of court-appointed lawyers because their assets are frozen. But, if they are acquitted and their assets returned, they still don’t pay. Courts pay their lawyers with taxpayers’ money.
