35 judges and prosecutors did not submit reports on assets and interests for the year 2025, and after determining the reasons why they did not do so, the competent department will submit the information to the Office of the Disciplinary Prosecutor, that is, submit a request to the President of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) of BiH to initiate misdemeanor proceedings.
As we were told by the HJPC, as of June 25, a total of 1,556 holders of judicial functions submitted their reports on assets and interests, while 35 judges and prosecutors did not.
According to the HJPC data, there are ten active holders of judicial functions and 25 obligees whose mandate has ended.
“After verifying the data and establishing the reason for non-submission, the Department will submit information for each person obliged to submit a report to the UDT (Disciplinary Prosecutor’s Office) for further action (active holders of judicial office), that is, submit a request to the president of the HJPC to initiate misdemeanor proceedings (obligors whose mandate has expired)”, the HJPC replied to Detektor.
They further state that the Office of the Disciplinary Prosecutor is the only one competent to provide information on the initiation and conduct of disciplinary proceedings against holders of judicial functions. In accordance with the rules of the HJPC regarding reporting on assets and interests, the president of the HJPC will forward the request for initiation of misdemeanor proceedings with the necessary documentation received by the Department to the competent court.
Holders of judicial functions and members of the HJPC had the obligation to submit reports on assets and interests for the year 2025 during April of this year.
Earlier, Detektor wrote that the HJPC Report Verification Department prepared and sent 23 requests to initiate misdemeanor proceedings against former holders of judicial functions who did not fulfill their obligations, and six disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the prosecutor for the disciplinary offense of “violation of the provisions on submitting reports on assets and interests”.
The Council issued final disciplinary decisions against three judges who were sanctioned for untimely declaration of assets in accordance with the Law on the HJPC.
The Law on the HJPC of Bosnia and Herzegovina stipulates that all responsible officials who do not cooperate with the Department for Verification of Reports may be fined in the amount of 2,000 to 10,000 marks.
According to legal regulations, the department for conducting procedures for reports regularly checks the accuracy, completeness and truthfulness of reported data, and analyzes data from reports on assets and interests for the purpose of determining incompatible activities and potential conflicts of interest.
He is also in charge of submitting a proposal to the Council for the initiation of misdemeanor proceedings in connection with reports on assets and interests, publishing the results of the verification of the reports, and providing the UDT with information on the irregularities resulting from the verification.
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