Former Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), Fadil Novalic, is in prison. The President of Republika Srpska (RS), Milorad Dodik, is in court. The President of the State Court, Ranko Debevec, was arrested, suspended, and then released, and will defend himself while subject to restrictive measures. Former head of the intelligence service, Osman Mehmedagic, was arrested and later released from custody. The director of the Federal Police Administration was arrested on Monday in the same operation as the commander of the special unit, along with a number of other police officers, businessmen, doctors, and influencers. As everyone wonders who the ‘Black Tie’ operation will tie up, a former top official of the Federal Police Administration, now a state delegate, Zlatko Miletic, warns about everything that is happening behind the scenes of what seems like a peaceful life in Sarajevo.
At the hearing on April 24th for those arrested in the ‘Black Tie 2’ operation, shocking details could be heard, including their “plans” to take over the state. Zlatko Miletic is pleased with this operation, but at the same time, he draws attention to all the difficulties that await the prosecutors.
“When I came to the Federal Police Administration, it had nothing. In eight years, we turned it into a brand. However, since 2010, there has been such a strong influence of politics on the institution that it began to deteriorate, and this has been going on for 15 years. Who knows where this will end? Politicians appointed incompetent staff, and over time, they needed those who were compliant and obedient – that’s how we ended up where we are. All political parties want to control police agencies, presumably because they might need to be prosecuted, so they would be spared. Unfortunately, their influence has also extended to prosecutors and courts, it is so deeply rooted that it is not without reason that we are one of the worst countries in terms of corruption,” he explains.
Due to the current situation, it is worth remembering that the leaders of the Coalition of the Three were not so long ago triumphantly talking about the Sky and ANOM applications. Now, more than ever, it is worth asking where they can all lead us.
“It will reach certain politicians, there is no doubt about that. If police officers did what is written about them, they could not have done it without anyone knowing,” Miletic believes.
Among other things, it is written that they provided security for a drug lord during his visit to Sarajevo, and in return, they received uniforms.
Money was laundered, real estate was purchased, but only a fraction of everything that was happening in this circle has yet to be revealed, Miletic says.
“You will see where all this will lead. I know of one person who bought dozens of properties in Sarajevo. Three guys from these police structures have their own catering establishments, which is legally prohibited while working as a police officer. According to my colleagues’ claims, at least 25 police officers in Sarajevo run their own catering establishments which they use for distributing narcotics,” he claims, N1 writes.
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