Bosnia Court Indicts 16, Including 2 Ex-ministers, for Corruption

Bosnia's state prosecutor on Tuesday charged 16 people, including two former senior regional officials, with links to organized crime, money laundering and tax evasion to the tune of more than $7 million. Corruption is rife in Bosnia 20 years after a 1992-95 war that was halted by a peace deal creating a highly-decentralized system of power-sharing that critics say has helped foster networks of political patronage and graft. Bosnia is under pressure to do more to root out...

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