The Special Department for Corruption, Organized and Intercantonal Crime of the Supreme Court of FBiH confirmed the indictment of the Special Department of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office FBIH, brought against several natural persons and one legal person for criminal acts of abuse of position or authority.
Included in the indictment are: Denijal Tulumović, former acting director of the Public Health Institution University Clinical Center Tuzla; Marko Tadić, founder and owner of the company INEL-MED doo Mostar; Šefik Husić, assistant director of JZU UKC Tuzla for nursing; Senada Hujdurović, director of the Private Health Institution General and Special Hospital “Plava Medical Group” Tuzla; Private health institution General and Special Hospital “Plava Medical Group” Tuzla, as a legal entity.
The defendants Denijal Tulumović, Marko Tadić and Šefik Husić are accused of illegally influencing the procedures for the public procurement of medical equipment of high financial value in the period from 2022 to 2025, through the abuse of official powers and by mutual agreement, namely the procurement of a linear accelerator and accompanying equipment for the needs of a public health institution, the estimated value of which was KM 8,547,008.55 without VAT, with the aim of favoring the bidders of the company INEL-MED doo Mostar and limiting competition.
It is also stated that as a result of such behavior, public procurement procedures were canceled several times after reported complaints by another bidder, which led to a multi-year delay in the procurement of necessary medical equipment. Because of this, JZU UKC Tuzla was not able to ensure the continuity of radiotherapy treatment in a timely manner, as a result of which oncology patients were referred for treatment to other health institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad, with an extension of the waiting time for radiotherapy, which increased the health risk and endangered the lives of patients, as well as additional financial and psychosocial consequences for patients and their families.
Furthermore, the indictment accuses Denijal Tulumović and Senada Hujdurović of concluding a business cooperation agreement between JZU UKC Tuzla and a private health institution in violation of the applicable regulations in January 2023, by which the private health institution General and Special Hospital “Plava Medical Group” Tuzla obtained an illegal property benefit in the amount of more than 128,000 KM, while at the same time property damage was caused to the University Clinical Center Tuzla.
The indictment proposed the examination of 84 witnesses, 5 experts and presentation of over 500 material pieces of evidence for the main trial.
It was also proposed to confiscate property benefits and award a property-legal claim to the injured JZU UKC Tuzla, it was proposed to confiscate the case and impose security measures against the accused, namely a ban on performing jobs and functions in public institutions and legal entities, and it was proposed to impose security measures against the accused legal entity.
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