{"id":49600,"date":"2023-03-15T19:25:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T18:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=49600"},"modified":"2023-03-15T19:25:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T18:25:11","slug":"us-sanctions-three-people-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/us-sanctions-three-people-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina\/","title":{"rendered":"US sanctions three people in Bosnia and Herzegovina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The US has imposed sanctions on three individuals who pose a threat to the rule of law, regional stability and the aspirations of those seeking functional democratic governance in Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The Treasury Department sanctioned Osman Mehmedagi\u00e7, the former Director General for BiH&#8217;s Intelligence Security Agency. Mehmedagic misused a government-owned telecommunications company for the benefit of his party, the Party for Democratic Action (SDA). <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">There is also reliable information that Mehmedagic cooperated with criminal networks for personal and party enrichment. Another sanctioned is Dragan Stankovic, Director of the Administration for Property Affairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"> Stankovic was responsible for a blatant attempt to usurp the authority of the state of BiH over state property contrary to the rulings of the Constitutional Court of BiH. Stankovi\u0107&#8217;s efforts to pass this unconstitutional legislation reflect false claims made by RS President Milorad Dodik and other RS \u200b\u200bleaders in this regard. Edin Gacanin, a citizen of BiH and one of the world&#8217;s most notorious narcotics traffickers, has also been sanctioned by the US. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">As well as attempting to traffic narcotics across multiple countries, the Gacanin cartel is involved in money laundering and is linked to the Kinahan Organized Crime Group, which was previously designated by the Treasury for its role as a significant criminal organisation. transnational.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US has imposed sanctions on three individuals who pose a threat to the rule of law, regional stability and the aspirations of those seeking functional democratic governance in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Treasury Department sanctioned Osman Mehmedagi\u00e7, the former Director General for BiH&#8217;s Intelligence Security Agency. 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