Nenad Nešić’s father owes one million to the RS Tax Administration, and is now advising Ljubiša Ćosić

Part of the team advising the Mayor of East Sarajevo, Ljubiša Ćosić, now includes Rade Nešić, the father of former Minister of Security Nenad Nešić, who is suspected of multiple criminal offenses.

By: Sanja Vasković and Mladen Lakić

Rade Nešić is not particularly well known in political life, although he was a candidate of the Democratic People’s Alliance (DNS) in the 2016 local elections. He has not been involved in public administration, but in East Sarajevo he is known as the owner of the company “DAR Company” in East New Sarajevo. The company of Ćosić’s new advisor owes nearly one million KM to the RS Tax Administration.

“DAR Company” is on the list of the largest debtors to the Tax Administration of Republika Srpska. As of September this year, it owes nearly one million KM—specifically 929,470 KM. Although the company has been shut down, the debt has never been paid.

Source: RS Tax Administration

Ćosić: I will send you all the data

Our journalists contacted the Mayor of East Sarajevo, Ljubiša Ćosić.

In a brief phone statement, Ćosić confirmed to SPIN Info that Nešić is one of his advisors.

“I have 4–5 advisors. I’m not currently sure under what type of contract they are employed. Please send the questions by email and I will respond,” said Ćosić.

We sent questions twice to the email address he provided, asking whether it is true that Nešić is one of his advisors and requesting clarification on the type of engagement.

We also asked how many advisors the mayor has in total, who they are, which areas they advise him on, and what kind of contracts they have.

By the time of publication, we had not received the promised answers. If we receive the information later, all details will be published.

Nešić’s brother Predrag – politician and business owner

Nenad Nešić’s brother, Predrag, is currently a member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. During his three-year mandate, he has not submitted a single initiative nor taken part in discussions.

Predrag owns the company “N-Trade,” which generated two million KM in revenue last year.

Property of Nenad Nešić

The Center for Investigative Reporting recently wrote about Nenad Nešić’s assets. They state that he invested at least one million KM in real estate while serving as acting director of the public company “Putevi RS” and after his resignation.

He is suspected of money laundering and accepting bribes in this company, gaining millions in financial benefit. He allegedly concealed half of the real estate he owns with his wife in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro.

It should also be noted that his travel ban and obligation to report to authorities were recently lifted after he pledged property worth 1,370,000 KM as collateral.