INDICTMENT ISSUED AGAINST ITA EMPLOYEE FOR CORRUPTION OFFENSE

Prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH issued an indictment against the following person:

- Šefkija Dacić, born on 25 January 1959 in Sjenica - Republic of Serbia, citizen of BiH and Republic of Serbia.

The accused is charged with having, during the period from 20 November to 2  December 2016 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while acting in  his capacity as a civil servant in the Indirect Taxation Authority (Regional Center Tuzla) and Head of  Customs within the Border Crossing Karakaj, used his official capacity and possibilities of his function in the institutions of BiH, to seek and receive money from one person in order to enable the return of a vehicle which was not subjected to customs procedure during import to BiH.

The indictment alleges that the accused has, repeatedly, sought and taken different amounts of money from the person whose luxurious motor vehicle Porsche Cayenne was seized due to customs offense, thus abusing his official position to enable that the vehicle be returned, even though the customs offense was committed.

During the course of investigation of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH and SIPA, the accused was arrested following the handover of money. On that occasion he was searched and the money was found.

The accused is charged with the criminal offense of Accepting Gifts and Other Forms of Benefits under Article 217 (1) of the CC BiH.

The indictment was forwarded to the Court of BiH for confirmation.