The ventilators which a fruit and vegetable processing company from the eastern town of Srebrenica procured for Bosnia's Federation (FBiH) region do not meet the minimum requirements for treating Covid-19 patients, the Prosecutor's Office said on Monday, adding that the investigation into the case is ongoing.
“The expert's report established that the procured ventilators did not even meet the minimum characteristics necessary for the adequate treatment of patients in intensive care units, among which are Covid 19 patients,” Bosnia’s Prosecutor's Office said, adding that the investigation into the case is ongoing since May 4.
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The deal in which authorities in Bosnia’s Federation (FBiH region awarded a 10,5 million Bosnian Mark contract to a company that runs a raspberry farm in the eastern town of Srebrenica to purchase 100 ventilators from China became subject of police and prosecutor’s investigations after it outraged the public in Bosnia end of April.
Prosecutors are probing whether there was any criminal activity in awarding the contract to FH Srebrena Malina and whether procurement rules were violated.
