In 2010, the number of notifications on suspected offences forwarded by the NIK to law enforcement bodies grew by over one-third. Over two hundred reports were filed with the Prosecutor’s Office, the police, fiscal control offices and construction inspection bodies.
The NIK, on the basis of its audit findings, notifies the law enforcement bodies on suspected offences. In 2010, the NIK reported on suspected offences 208 times. Some notices were sent already during audits, while others after their completion. Early warning is applied in order to avoid losses of evidence, to prevent an increase in damage or to report before the limitations period for the suspected offence expires.
In 2010, over a half of notifications of suspected crimes were forwarded to the Prosecutor’s Office, almost one-fifth - to the General Inspector of Building Control (GUNB), while the rest was sent to the police, tax offices, the Public Procurement Office (UZP) and the Central Anticorruption Bureau (CBA). Almost 92 percent of notifications concerned crimes or petty offences, whereas the remaining were related to cases where fines can be imposed with regard to professional or administrative liability .
What charges prevailed in the notifications filed by the NIK? Most often auditees attested untruth information in documents or falsified documents. The NIK has also found cases of public officers acting to the detriment of the public or private interest by exceeding their powers or by failing to fulfill their duties. Other allegations included lack of accounting records or incorrect accounting, as well as misuse of rights or breach of obligations by persons responsible for property matters, which resulted in depletion of state assets.
