– So, they are not available to the public, although it should be clear from them whether someone has interests in some legal entities that could bring that person into a situation of conflict of interest or information regarding their close relatives.
The Executive Director of Transparency International BiH, Ivana Korajlić, told Fokus that when we talk about financial reports submitted under the Law on Conflict of Interest, which serve the purpose of identifying conflicts of interest, they are certainly not published. However, it should be pointed out that it is still very difficult to determine because we do not have data, and we do everything by force of law – said Pekić. – According to that procedure, they are again informed to submit financial reports, and then the procedure of determining the conflict of interest follows. When asked whether those who did not submit financial reports for 2020 will be prosecuted for violating the law, Pekić told Fokus that if the Commission meets, it will initiate proceedings in accordance with the law. Therefore, the legal obligation of all officials is to submit regular financial reports for the previous year to the Commission by March 31, otherwise, the Commission will initiate proceedings against those who did not submit a completed financial report for violating Article 9, paragraph (1), item f ) Of the Law on Conflict of Interest in BiH Government Institutions.It should be noted that, in accordance with Article 12 of the Law on Conflict of Interest and Articles 5 and 6 of the Rules of Procedure, all elected officials, executive officeholders and advisers are required to submit a financial report to the Commission within 30 days of taking over their duties, then regular annual reports until March 31 for the previous year and within 30 days after the expiration of six months after the termination of performing duties. However, she confirmed the information to us that the officials who were supposed to submit financial reports for 2020, by March 31, 2021, and which we have listed, have not done so to date.
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