The RS Special Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that an expert examination of the video on the alleged purchase of MPs was not done

16 April 2015

Banja Luka, April 16, 2015 – The RS Special Prosecutor’s Office informed Transparency International BiH that they did not conduct an expert examination of a recording of a conversation in which the Prime Minister of Republika Srpska allegedly buys MPs in order to form a ruling majority. At the same time, an argument was given according to which the expertise cannot be determined because the original recording was returned to the Klix.ba portal by the decision of the Municipal Court in Sarajevo. As a reminder, the RS Ministry of Interior in a press release 18. In November, a number of electronic media published a edited, compromising recording of a private conversation between the Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska, recorded with special technical, sophisticated means for audio and video recording, in which individual statements of the Prime Minister were taken out of context. and in that way a derived, seemingly real conversation was created between the Prime Minister and an unidentified person – the interlocutor. ”

TI BiH raises the question of how the RS Ministry of the Interior could have qualified the disputed recording as edited in November last year if the RS Special Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that the expertise of the recording was not done at all. Since the affair about the alleged purchase of deputies was opened, the investigative bodies not only did not determine the authenticity of the recording, but according to the information sent to TI BiH, they did not undertake other investigative actions that could clarify the disputed situation. Thus, the response of the Banja Luka District Prosecutor’s Office states that the same case was only forwarded to the RS Special Prosecutor’s Office upon Dragan Cavic’s report, which again explains in its response that the investigation was reduced to establishing the authenticity of the recording.

TI BiH believes that the Special Prosecutor’s Office cannot stop the investigation on the grounds of not having the original recording, indirectly accusing journalists who defended media freedom and the right to secrecy of sources, and that it is necessary to conduct other investigative actions to finally determine whether a crime was committed. deed and who are all responsible persons. It is important to note that this is an affair on which the legitimacy of the current government in Republika Srpska directly depends, because the cabinet of Prime Minister Cvijanović is facing extremely serious accusations that the current government was formed by giving bribes. It is in the interest of the public of Republika Srpska, but also of all its institutions, to continue the investigation of the Special Prosecutor’s Office in full, as well as to make all findings of the investigation accessible and public because it is a sensitive case that attracts special attention. assessment of the legitimate establishment of a ruling majority.

Press rls 16.04.2015.
Answer Banja Luka District Prosecutor’s Office
Answer RS Special Prosecutor’s Office

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