As Radio Free Europe reported on Thursday, the arrest of the Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Council of Ministers was confirmed by the National Prosecutor's Office.
As reported, Mr. Nešić was detained as part of an investigation carried out jointly with the Directorate General for Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Republika Srpska.
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Nenad Nesic arrested
In addition to Nenad Nešić, four others were also arrested, including Milan Dakić (director of the public company Roads RS) and Mladen Lucić (brother of a former minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Council of Ministers).
All of them are suspected of conspiracy to commit criminal acts as business managers, money laundering, abuse of public office or authority, and bribery.
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An investigation is currently underway into possible corruption in public procurement during Nenad Nesic's time as director of Roads RS. Secondly, Lucic is likely being investigated as the owner of the “Legend” company that did business with “Roads RS”. He is also the owner of the spa center “Snježna dolina” in Jahorina. He is said to have been accepting bribes since 2019.
BiH Minister was detained. Behind the scenes are accusations of bribery and money laundering.
The BIH Public Prosecutor's Office had previously investigated allegations that a road maintenance company was forced to cooperate with Legend, including purchasing abrasive material (salt) for road polishing at a price far higher than the market price.
Mr. Nešić and Mr. Lucic are said to have earned millions of Bosnian marks from the sale of salt imported from Egypt by the company “Legend'', selling it for three times the purchase price.
Nešić was also investigated by the East Sarajevo Public Prosecutor's Office for allegedly forcing a road company to pave some roads before the elections in connection with his duties as director of Roads RS.
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Mr. Nešić has been serving as the Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2022, and was a director of the company Roads RS from 2016 to 2020.
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Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik, who is on trial in a Bosnian state court for opposing the decision of international peace envoy Christian Schmidt, accuses prosecutors of carrying out a campaign of persecution against Serb officials. did.
Republika Srpska (RS) is one of the two constituent regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina). Republika Srpska's current status is defined by the peace agreement that ended the Bosnia-Herzegovina War (1992-1995).
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