You give me the result, I'll push you forward: Nenad Nešić promised jobs in exchange for election support

(Patria) - Nenad Nešić, Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, promised help and support in employment in BiH institutions to party supporters from Višegrad if they achieve a positive result and win the elections.

Transparency International in BiH (TI BiH) received an anonymous report containing a recording from a pre-election rally held on September 16 at the Cultural Centre in Višegrad, where Nešić addressed the gathered citizens, calling on them to bring a "good result," i.e., victory in the elections, and told the municipality's mayor that he would "always remind you of what you promised here before these people."

"And I will help you, as much as it is in my power, from the position of Minister of Security. You will have my support," said the leader of DNS, who further specified in his address that there is a kind of agreement with "colleagues from the Council of Ministers" regarding the number of people he can "push forward" in one of the job competitions soon to be announced in various institutions and agencies at the BiH level.

"I don't know if you saw it, a few days ago a competition was announced for the Border Police. Shout out if you have someone to apply, to compete, I will help. I will arrange with my colleagues in the Council of Ministers for Višegrad to get a certain number of people who will work in the Border Police. Also, there is a competition in SIPA, there is a competition in DKPT. We are talking about security agencies where I can step in in some way," Nešić stated, emphasizing that he makes no distinction between members and activists of SNSD and DNS.

TI BiH reported this case to the Central Election Commission of BiH as an evident example of violating the Election Law through the promise of monetary or other material benefits, which represents an increasingly common form of addressing voters by top officials. Information about this case will be forwarded to the competent prosecutor's office to assess whether there are elements of a criminal offense.

We remind you that in a similar manner, Milorad Dodik recently stated at a pre-election rally that there would be "reduced chances for life..." if a patient voted against Dr. Nikola Šobot, who was supposed to operate on him, adding that "a person gets scared. It is natural for people to be afraid."

During the ongoing monitoring of political parties and their candidates, Transparency International has submitted 96 reports to the CEC for various forms of violating the Election Law. However, so far, fines have mostly been imposed for premature campaigning, while many more serious forms of abuse of public resources for political promotion and gaining voter support have largely remained unsanctioned.

Despite this, TI BiH appeals to citizens to report cases of election law violations or abuse of public resources in the campaign using the Reflektor application.