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The Brcko District Government and Acting Supervisor of the Brcko District, Gerhard Sontheim, yesterday took action to put a stop to abuses of public office by senior members of the District Government. Mr. Sontheim issued a Supervisory Order revoking the appointment of Mrs. Hasija Zejnilovic as head of the Department for Education and requested that the Mayor of Brcko District Mr. Sinisa Kisic suspend Mr. Ranko Sehovac from his position as the head of the Sub-Division for Refugees and Displaced persons in the Brcko District Government pending further investigation.
During her term in office, Mrs. Zejnilovic repeatedly abused her position to benefit the ALCOOP company of Gornji Rahic, owned by Almir Zejnilovic, Mrs. Zejnilovic?s son, who is also an employee of the Brcko District Government. Mr. Ranko Sehovac illegally occupied an apartment that had been returned to its pre-war owner. As a lawyer and an official dealing with return issues, Mr. Sehovac was fully aware of the relevant property laws, making his behavior a deliberate abuse of authority. Through their actions, both Mrs. Zejnilovic and Mr. Sehovac have abused their positions as District Officials and lost the confidence of the Government, the Supervisor and the citizens of the Brcko District. The Brcko District Government and the Supervisor have begun investigations into the cases and will take further steps to monitor and strengthen established safeguards which ensure a legal, fair and transparent system of government, accountable to the citizens it is designed to serve. Any District official who abuses public trust in the District to further personal or family interests will not be tolerated, but will be severely sanctioned. For more information, please, contact OHR North Public Affairs Officer Suzana Pejcic at 049-205-666 or 066-133-526.
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