Niksic and Isak questioned as suspects in Sarajevo probe
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's prime minister and its police minister were questioned in Sarajevo in the Munjic and others case, reportedly as suspects.
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Prime Minister Nermin Niksic and federal Interior Minister Ramo Isak were questioned on October 21, 2026 at the offices of POSKOK, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office special department for fighting corruption and organized crime, in Sarajevo. The investigation is under way in a neighboring country that is a candidate for European Union membership, and the case is publicly known as the “Spengavanje” affair. The prime minister and the police minister of one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s two entities are now both under investigation.
What is confirmed, and what is not
According to unofficial information reported by N1, and also covered by the Sarajevo portal Klix.ba, Niksic and Isak were questioned as suspects. The investigation originally covered four people and has now been extended to the two of them. Responding to an N1 inquiry, POSKOK itself confirmed only that certain individuals were questioned today and that the other suspects in the case will be interviewed later this week.
POSKOK spokeswoman Nina Hadzihajdarevic told N1 that deadlines in the case have already shifted:
“All suspects asked for additional time to review the evidence, which was granted, and last week they were automatically given a new date for the next interview.”
For now, then, the suspect status rests on unofficial media reports, while the prosecutor’s office has confirmed only that the questioning took place.
What is the Munjic and others case about?
The case concerns suspected abuse of office, trading in influence, and giving and taking bribes. At the center of the investigation is disputed communication between senior officials and staff of federal institutions: messages between the acting director of the Federal Police Administration, Vahidin Munjic, and Niksic, as well as messages between Muhamed Ohranovic, an official of that administration, and the prime minister’s office. Ohranovic was, according to information so far, an intermediary between the federal prime minister’s office and the police structures.
The investigation also covers Arijana Huseinovic-Ajanovic, head of Niksic’s office, Ervin Musinovic, the former director of the Police Academy, and Mirela Bubalo. After the ban imposed on Musinovic, an acting director was appointed to head the Police Academy.
According to available information, the decisive factor in extending the case to the prime minister and the police minister was new evidence gathered in searches in early and mid-2026.
Which measures were imposed earlier?
The court earlier set restrictions for the suspects in the first group, and they are not the same for each of them:
- Huseinovic-Ajanovic is barred from performing any official function within the Federation government, and Musinovic from performing official duties in the Federal Police Administration and the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
- Munjic, Ohranovic and Musinovic are barred from entering the premises of the Federal Police Administration and the Federal Ministry of the Interior, and from coming within 100 meters of those buildings.
- Huseinovic-Ajanovic may not come within 100 meters of the Federation government’s premises.
- Munjic, Ohranovic, Huseinovic-Ajanovic and Musinovic may not meet one another or contact Mirela Bubalo and certain other people, and must keep at least 100 meters away from them.
According to available sources, none of these measures applies to Niksic and Isak.
What happens next
POSKOK says the remaining suspects in the case will be questioned this week, and further investigative steps are expected within the same period. The investigation is ongoing, and everyone in the case is presumed innocent until guilt is established by a final court judgment.
