Bosnia prosecution "wants Dodik's accounts checked" - report

First things first, the prosecution has denied that they intend to execute a search warrant in respect of Mr Dodik. They would look even more inept than usual issuing such a denial and then charging in to his premises for such a search. RTS may have some explaining to do. Secondly, if MD (who I have made no secret of my dislike for) is on the list for close scrutiny, which is not the same as raiding his property, then so should be umpteen other leading Bosnian politicians. I would list them but the limit of 1500 characters means that I would only be able to scratch the surface. My local friends are aware of the corruption and nepotism that goes on but seem resigned to it and, when needs be, use the system to their own advantage. A bottle of whisky to jump the queue at the doctor's, a few thousand KM for a job in local government or a public utility. I am reminded of the saying about glass houses and stone throwing. Both Bosnia and Serbia, along with Slovenia, Croatia and FYROM are in the top half of the TI corruption list for 2015 so it must be pretty bad in the other 100 odd countries below these Balkan states on the table.

"Radoncic, former minister of security of Bosnia-Herzegovina and leader of the Union for a Better Future of BiH (SBB) party, was arrested on Monday on suspicion that he interfered with the work of the judiciary in the case against Kosovo Albanian narco-boss Naser Kelmendi."

Now here is a story. Why aren't we hearing more about this? What is a Kosovo Albanian narco-boss doing in Bosnia? Why do we have to sit through some report of the idle harassment of Dodik to learn about it?

Now here is a story. Why aren't we hearing more about this? What is a Kosovo Albanian narco-boss doing in Bosnia? Why do we have to sit through some report of the idle harassment of Dodik to learn about it?
(Paul, 28 January 2016 22:57)

You do not hear this story because it would confuse the US simpletons if you pointed out that Albos are the criminals then US citizens might ask questions like why did the US bomb Serbia in 1999.

(ned taylor, 29 January 2016 13:17) Paul: Balkan Insight has had plenty to say both about the arrest of Radoncic and the Kelmendi case. If B92 were less fixated about Kosovo and the RS and gave more coverage to events elsewhere in the Balkans you would already be knowledgeable on the subject. Expand your surfing :-)

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Ned: B92 (using a Tanjug feed) posted the full Radoncic article on its Serbian language site on Jan 25 at 16:22 CET. Perhaps you should acquaint yourself with the local language and inform yourself of the facts before judging others with false fixations.

Innocent Yugoslavs craving a better future are faced with a sobering Ned Tayloresque reality: unelected foreigners without adequate knowledge of the language, a contempt for the facts, and prejudicial views have assumed administrative and judicial powers in many of the dysfunctional parts of their former country.

Amnesty Yugoslavija: You are right and I missed this article. Paul clearly missed it too and I failed to look back over the last days. I would still like to see more about the Federation on B92. As for unelected foreigners, had Milosevic done a better job of trying to govern for ALL Jugoslavs rather than trying to fulfil his Greater Serbian dream perhaps this wouldn't have been necessary. As for inadequate knowledge of the language, you are being generous, many have no knowledge of it. Having said this, many jobs have been created for local interpreters and assistants due to this lack of language skill. The UN and EU spread these jobs between all three national groups so Serbs have benefitted from this as much as anyone else. Expert knowledge in a chosen field is more important than conjugating verbs in Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian.

Paul: Balkan Insight has had plenty to say both about the arrest of Radoncic and the Kelmendi case. If B92 were less fixated about Kosovo and the RS and gave more coverage to events elsewhere in the Balkans you would already be knowledgeable on the subject. Expand your surfing :-)

(ned taylor, 31 January 2016 17:45)Expert knowledge in a chosen field is more important than conjugating verbs in Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian.
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To reiterate, knowledge of the language and All the facts is a prerequisite for judging others. Your disingenuous narrative justifying the need for foreigners is as hollow as your jobs creation program.

Amnesty Yugoslavija: Your logic is completely lost on me. By your reckoning no world leader who doesn't speak Russian or Chinese is entitled to a view on those countries. It is certainly not a prerequisite to be able to speak a language to understand how a country works. As it happens I speak Serbo-Croat but that hasn't helped me in the slightest other than getting my hair cut or ordering in a restaurant (and marrying a local girl).

(ned taylor, 1 February 2016 20:16) By your reckoning no world leader who doesn't speak Russian or Chinese is entitled to a view on those countries. It is certainly not a prerequisite to be able to speak a language to understand how a country works.

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It may not be required to know how a country works; but I do think it should be a prerequisite to attempt to understand the reasons a country doesn't work. Notwithstanding your simple narrative and in contrast to the majority of non-Serbo-Croat speakers, more of the constituent population recognize there were multi factorial opposing forces that led to the disintegration of Yugoslavia.

"Radoncic, former minister of security of Bosnia-Herzegovina and leader of the Union for a Better Future of BiH (SBB) party, was arrested on Monday on suspicion that he interfered with the work of the judiciary in the case against Kosovo Albanian narco-boss Naser Kelmendi."

Now here is a story. Why aren't we hearing more about this? What is a Kosovo Albanian narco-boss doing in Bosnia? Why do we have to sit through some report of the idle harassment of Dodik to learn about it?

Now here is a story. Why aren't we hearing more about this? What is a Kosovo Albanian narco-boss doing in Bosnia? Why do we have to sit through some report of the idle harassment of Dodik to learn about it?
(Paul, 28 January 2016 22:57)

You do not hear this story because it would confuse the US simpletons if you pointed out that Albos are the criminals then US citizens might ask questions like why did the US bomb Serbia in 1999.

First things first, the prosecution has denied that they intend to execute a search warrant in respect of Mr Dodik. They would look even more inept than usual issuing such a denial and then charging in to his premises for such a search. RTS may have some explaining to do. Secondly, if MD (who I have made no secret of my dislike for) is on the list for close scrutiny, which is not the same as raiding his property, then so should be umpteen other leading Bosnian politicians. I would list them but the limit of 1500 characters means that I would only be able to scratch the surface. My local friends are aware of the corruption and nepotism that goes on but seem resigned to it and, when needs be, use the system to their own advantage. A bottle of whisky to jump the queue at the doctor's, a few thousand KM for a job in local government or a public utility. I am reminded of the saying about glass houses and stone throwing. Both Bosnia and Serbia, along with Slovenia, Croatia and FYROM are in the top half of the TI corruption list for 2015 so it must be pretty bad in the other 100 odd countries below these Balkan states on the table.

Paul: Balkan Insight has had plenty to say both about the arrest of Radoncic and the Kelmendi case. If B92 were less fixated about Kosovo and the RS and gave more coverage to events elsewhere in the Balkans you would already be knowledgeable on the subject. Expand your surfing :-)

(ned taylor, 29 January 2016 13:17) Paul: Balkan Insight has had plenty to say both about the arrest of Radoncic and the Kelmendi case. If B92 were less fixated about Kosovo and the RS and gave more coverage to events elsewhere in the Balkans you would already be knowledgeable on the subject. Expand your surfing :-)

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Ned: B92 (using a Tanjug feed) posted the full Radoncic article on its Serbian language site on Jan 25 at 16:22 CET. Perhaps you should acquaint yourself with the local language and inform yourself of the facts before judging others with false fixations.

Innocent Yugoslavs craving a better future are faced with a sobering Ned Tayloresque reality: unelected foreigners without adequate knowledge of the language, a contempt for the facts, and prejudicial views have assumed administrative and judicial powers in many of the dysfunctional parts of their former country.

Amnesty Yugoslavija: You are right and I missed this article. Paul clearly missed it too and I failed to look back over the last days. I would still like to see more about the Federation on B92. As for unelected foreigners, had Milosevic done a better job of trying to govern for ALL Jugoslavs rather than trying to fulfil his Greater Serbian dream perhaps this wouldn't have been necessary. As for inadequate knowledge of the language, you are being generous, many have no knowledge of it. Having said this, many jobs have been created for local interpreters and assistants due to this lack of language skill. The UN and EU spread these jobs between all three national groups so Serbs have benefitted from this as much as anyone else. Expert knowledge in a chosen field is more important than conjugating verbs in Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian.

(ned taylor, 31 January 2016 17:45)Expert knowledge in a chosen field is more important than conjugating verbs in Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian.
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To reiterate, knowledge of the language and All the facts is a prerequisite for judging others. Your disingenuous narrative justifying the need for foreigners is as hollow as your jobs creation program.

Amnesty Yugoslavija: Your logic is completely lost on me. By your reckoning no world leader who doesn't speak Russian or Chinese is entitled to a view on those countries. It is certainly not a prerequisite to be able to speak a language to understand how a country works. As it happens I speak Serbo-Croat but that hasn't helped me in the slightest other than getting my hair cut or ordering in a restaurant (and marrying a local girl).

(ned taylor, 1 February 2016 20:16) By your reckoning no world leader who doesn't speak Russian or Chinese is entitled to a view on those countries. It is certainly not a prerequisite to be able to speak a language to understand how a country works.

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It may not be required to know how a country works; but I do think it should be a prerequisite to attempt to understand the reasons a country doesn't work. Notwithstanding your simple narrative and in contrast to the majority of non-Serbo-Croat speakers, more of the constituent population recognize there were multi factorial opposing forces that led to the disintegration of Yugoslavia.