Seven persons charged with the criminal offense of Associating for the Purpose of Perpetrating Criminal Offences under Article 249, Paragraph 1 of the CC BiH in conjunction with the criminal offense of Counterfeiting of Money under Article 205, Paragraph 1 of the CC BiH entered into plea agreements.
The Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption within the Prosecutor's Office of BiH agrees, pursuant to the Agreement, that the accused be rendered the following sentences:
- Mirsad Ćerimović (1991) from Velika Kladuša a sentence of imprisonment for a term of one (1) year and three (3) months,
- Rijad Palić (1992) from Velika Kladuša a sentence of imprisonment for a term of eight (8) months,
- Admir Pašić (1992) from Cazin a suspended sentence – compound punishment of imprisonment for a term of (2) years that shall not be executed providing that the accused does not commit another criminal offence within the probation period of five (5) years,
- Rasim Durić (1986) from Cazin, a suspended sentence – compound punishment of imprisonment for a term of (1) year that shall not be executed providing that the accused does not commit another criminal offence within the probation period of five (5) years,
- Senaid Nuhanović (1994) from Cazin a suspended sentence – compound punishment of imprisonment for a term of (1) year that shall not be executed providing that the accused does not commit another criminal offence within the next three (3) years,
- Nermin Hodalović (1986) from Velika Kladuša a suspended sentence – compound punishment of imprisonment for a term of (1) year that shall not be executed providing that the accused does not commit another criminal offence within the next three (3) years, and
- Suljo Ajkić (1978) from Cazin a suspended sentence – compound punishment of imprisonment for a term of (1) year that shall not be executed providing that the accused does not commit another criminal offence within the next two (2) years.
The proposed sentences are in line with the roles of the accused in commission of the criminal offense. The accused are charged to have put into circulation counterfeit BAM 50 banknotes produced by the first accused Mirsad Ćerimović in a number of facilities in the Una-Sana Canton area.
By virtue of signing the agreements the accused persons fully admitted committing the criminal offense they were charged with by the indictment of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH issued on July 17, 2013.
With this agreement the accused persons confirm that they are aware of the content of the indictment of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH. They also confirm that the plea statement was given voluntarily, knowingly, with full understanding and without any coercion or inducement hence they undertake to reimburse the costs of the criminal proceedings in the amount that may eventually be determined by the Court of BiH.
By virtue of signing the plea agreements all of the accused persons have also pledged to testify before the Court of BiH about all the facts known to them concerning this criminal case involving all known perpetrators co-perpetrators and accomplices of the criminal offenses they were charged with by the indictment, when summoned.
Pursuant to the agreement, a security measure of forfeiture of items used to perpetrate the criminal offense shall be imposed in accordance with Article 74 of the CC BiH in conjunction with Article 205, Paragraph 5 of the CC BiH.
The agreements were submitted to the Court of BiH.