The ITA employs persons convicted and under investigation for criminal offenses

The Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina, through a competition announced in October 2014. employed two people, one of whom has already been convicted of tax evasion, and proceedings for organized crime are being conducted against her, while the other person, according to media reports, is one of the suspects in the Kemal Causevic case and others.

The condition in the Law on Work in the Institutions of BiH that no criminal proceedings have been initiated against the candidate for a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment for three years or more or that no prison sentence has been imposed for a criminal offense with intent, in accordance with the BiH Criminal Code. When asked by TI BiH to the ITA regarding the employment of these persons, the ITA replied that the candidates submitted certificates that no criminal proceedings were being conducted against them, and that the disputed person was sentenced to probation, and that only imprisonment was a hindrance. for employment.

However, the first disputable fact is that the ITA in the competition asked the candidate to submit only a certificate of no criminal proceedings, and this certificate can not prove whether someone was sentenced for a crime, and should have required a certificate of impunity / conviction. issued by the competent police administration / station.

Secondly, according to the data received by TI BiH from the Court of BiH, a new criminal procedure is being conducted against the same person who was previously convicted, but at the level of BiH, for organized crime, and he attached a certificate from the Banja Luka District Court. it follows that no proceedings are being conducted before that court, ie. under the jurisdiction of that court and the RS Criminal Code, not the BiH law.

TI BiH also requested information from the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH on the investigation of this candidate in the case of another candidate, in connection with the case of Kemal Causevic et al. in which case this person could not be employed in BiH institutions, but has not yet received an answer.

This whole case, which was reported to TI BiH by an anonymous person, points to the lack of regulations and incoherence of the system in terms of data on the conduct of criminal proceedings and verdicts. More importantly, this example sends a worrying message to citizens that those under investigation and convicted have priority in employment, while other candidates, who also met the conditions and are not linked to crime, are denied employment.
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