PROTOCOL ON COOPERATION OF BIH AND CROATIA IN PROSECUTION OF WAR CRIMES PERPETRATORS SIGNED

03.06.2013. 16:01 Chief Prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH - Goran Salihović and State Attorney General of the Republic of Croatia - Mladen Bajić signed the Protocol on Cooperation in Prosecution of Perpetrators of War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity and Genocide, in Sarajevo   .

CUSTODY PROPOSED AGAINST TWO SUSPECTS

31.05.2013. 15:19 Prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH has put forward a motion with the Court of BiH seeking custody against two persons suspected of the criminal offense of Organized Crime, as referred to in Article 250, Paragraph 1, in conjunction with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, as referred to in Article 195, Paragraph 1, of the Criminal Code of BiH.

INDICTMENT ISSUED AGAINST MUHIDIN OKIĆ (1974)

31.05.2013. 15:15 Prosecutor of the Department III within the Prosecutor's Office of BiH has issued an Indictment against Muhidin Okić, born on 20 April 1974 in Tešanj Municipality, where he also resides, charging him with the commission of the criminal offense of Impermissible Use of Copyrights, as referred to in Article 243, Paragraph 1, of the Criminal Code of BiH.

CHIEF PROSECUTOR MET WITH THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR OF THE FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

30.05.2013. 15:22 Mr. Goran Salihović, Chief Prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH, met with Mr. Predrag Kurteš, Minister of the Interior of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During this meeting, future activities for relocation of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH to a new building currently used by the Special Support Unit of the Federal Police Department were discussed.      

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE HEADS OF 4 INSTITUTIONS ON INVESTIGATION IN BUDIMIR ET AL. CASE

30.05.2013. 15:13 In view of continuous media appearances of the President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Živko Budimir, pertaining to the alleged political reasons for his arrest and prosecution, and due to a series of other inaccurate allegations presented in the media with regards to the investigation and prosecution of Mr. Živko Budimir, the Prosecutor's Office of BiH and law enforcement agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SIPA, OSA BiH and the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies) would like to inform the public of the actual facts and reiterate that the presented allegations are entirely inaccurate, and that all the actions and measures of the law enforcement agencies have been undertaken in compliance with the laws and Constitutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF BIH WILL FILE AN APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION TO TERMINATE CUSTODY IN THE CASE OF ŽIVKO BUDIMIR AND OTHERS – CORRECTION OF THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY’S INACCURATE ALLEGATIONS ON THE FILING OF THE APPEAL

29.05.2013. 14:13 Due to the inaccurate information on the refused Appeal of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Decision of the Court of BiH to terminate custody, which the Defense Attorney of the suspect Živko Budimir presented to the media (for detailed information, see the link below),
                           http://balkans.aljazeera.net/vijesti/advokat-sud-odbio-zalbu-tuzilastva

INDICTMENT ISSUED AGAINST RATKO VASIĆ (1983) FOR COUNTERFEITING OF MONEY

28.05.2013. 15:10 The Prosecutor's Office of BiH has issued an Indictment against one person for counterfeiting of money.

PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF BIH WILL FILE AN APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION TO TERMINATE CUSTODY IN THE CASE OF ŽIVKO BUDIMIR AND OTHERS

27.05.2013. 15:17 The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH has received the Decision of the Court of BiH on termination of custody and it will file an Appeal to such a Court’s Decision in a timely fashion, within the next three days, moving the Court to re-order custody in this case.   

A representative of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH was member of the delegation that met with officials from Prosecutors Offices in Switzerland

24.05.2013. 15:18 A group of officials from Prosecutor’s Offices from the entire territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, accompanied by representatives of the HJPC of BiH, visited Zurich and met with high-ranking officials of the Prosecutor’s Office in Zurich and the Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s Office.   

7th REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE PROSECUTORS

23.05.2013. 15:26 Delegation of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH, headed by Mr. Goran Salihović, Chief Prosecutor, is participating at the 7th Regional Conference of State Prosecutors, which commences today in Brioni.