Bosnian police arrest 14 people, including 3 politicians, in organized crime case
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police in Bosnia have arrested 14 people, including three politicians, in an organized crime and tax evasion case in which they allegedly skimmed a regional budget of nearly 6 million euros ($7.6 million).
Bosniak-Croat agricultural minister Jerko Ivankovic-Lijanovic, his father and three brothers — one of whom is a state parliament lawmaker — are among those arrested. Bosnia is divided into two regions — one run by Serbs, the other shared by Bosniaks and Croats — that are linked by a central government.
Wednesday's arrests also included the Bosniak-Croat minister of trade and eight others.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}According to the state prosecutor's office, the 14 are suspected of registering companies that imported, produced and processed meat and then fictively liquidating them without paying taxes.