BY ORDER OF THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF BIH MAJOR OPERATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AN ORGANIZED GROUP FOR SMUGGLING OF NARCOTIC DRUGS WAS CARRIED OUT

25.07.2021. 17:23  In the area of Velika Kladuša specially made capacities for the cultivation of narcotic drugs were detected and a large quantity of the narcotic drug Marijuana, which was smuggled on the illegal drug market in Bosnia and Herzegovina and EU countries, was seized.

FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF THE HIGH REPRESENTATIVE, A CASE WILL BE FORMED IN THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF BIH

23.07.2021. 11:57 As part of the case, publications and public presentations of the views of individuals, groups or associations, in which genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina are denied, will be monitored.

BIH PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE INFORMED ABOUT ARREST OF ACCUSED PERO VINCETIĆ (1968) IN CROATIA

21.07.2021. 14:35 This case was conducted within the framework of regional cooperation in the fight against war crimes impunity, which was also supported by Mr.  Serge Brammertz, IRMCT Prosecutor.

ON 21 JULY, THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE COURT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE INDICTMENT IN THE ZIJAD MUTAP ET AL. CASE

21.07.2021. 13:50 The news article regarding the issuance of the Indictment was published on 09 July 2021, and it can be read below:

AT ROSTOVO SITE NEAR BUGOJNO, EXHUMATION COMMENCES UNDER SUPERVISION OF BIH PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE

21.07.2021. 10:54 An investigator of the Special Department for War Crimes is on the site, where, pursuant to a Prosecutor’s order, he coordinates the work of authorized persons participating in the exhumation process.

THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF BIH APPEALED THE DECISION NOT TO ORDER CUSTODY TO THE SUSPECT OSMAN MEHMEDAGIĆ

19.07.2021. 13:29 The appeal requests the Court to reverse the decision and order custody as the only adequate measure for the smooth continuation of the proceedings.

BIH PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE APPEALS DECISION ON NON-EXTENSION OF CUSTODY FOR SUSPECTS IN ZIJAD MUTAP ET AL. CASE

19.07.2021. 13:23 An Appeal was filed in relation to all five suspects.

INFORMATION FOR MEDIA

19.07.2021. 11:55 In several media reports, in the past few days, disinformation was published that some police agencies had refused to carry out the orders and requests of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the case of Osman Mehmedagić and others.

BIH PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE INFORMED ABOUT ARREST OF PERSON CLOSE TO SO-CALLED ‘ŠKALJARI CLAN’ AND SEVERAL POLICE EMPLOYEES IN BANJA LUKA AREA

18.07.2021. 15:16 The Prosecutor in charge of the case of Darko Elez et al. requested that one of the persons deprived of liberty be heard as a witness in the case conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

DUTY PROSECUTOR COORDINATES SEIZURE OF LARGER QUANTITY OF CIGARETTES WITH ESTIMATED VALUE OF MORE THAN 70,000 BAM

18.07.2021. 15:13 After being contacted by police officers of the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina in connection with the seizure of a larger quantity of cigarettes, namely 13,470 packs of cigarettes found in a vehicle at the border crossing near Trebinje without the necessary documentation and valid BiH excise stamps, the duty Prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina gave instructions for the seizure of the said vehicle and the found cigarettes, and he also gave further instructions to police officers to document this criminal offence.