MEASURE OF CUSTODY PROPOSED AGAINST A PERSON SUSPECTED OF THE CRIMINAL OFFENCE OF COUNTERFEITING OF MONEY

Prosecutor from the Special Department for Organised Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina has put forward a Motion with the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, seeking the measure of custody to be ordered against the following suspect:

-      Ante Prnjak, born in 1984 in Split, a citizen of the Republic of Croatia.

This suspect, who is the subject of the Motion for Custody, was deprived of liberty by the authorized police officials of the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whereafter he was handed over to the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina within the legally prescribed time limit.

This suspect is charged with the commission of the criminal offence of Counterfeiting of Money, as referred to in Article 205 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Prnjak is suspected to have attempted to bring counterfeit money across the customs line from Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Republic of Croatia, on 13 December 2017, after he had previously acquired a larger quantity of counterfeit money in the denominations of 50 Euro each, with the intention of bringing the counterfeit money into circulation as genuine.

The suspect was stopped at the Border Crossing in Kamensko by the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during his attempt to enter the Republic of Croatia. On that occasion, a larger quantity of counterfeit money in the denominations of 50 Euro each was found with him and seized from him, and the suspect was deprived of liberty.  

After the questioning of the suspect, the Prosecutor in charge of this case has put forward a Motion with the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, seeking the measure of custody to be ordered for reasons set forth in Article 132, Paragraph 1, items a), b) and c) of the Criminal Procedure Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

The measure of custody has been proposed in respect of this suspect due to the risk of flight and the danger that, if at large, the suspect might hinder the investigation, conceal evidence or influence witnesses or accomplices, as well as due to the danger that, if at large, he might commit a new criminal offence.

The Motion for Custody has been put forward with the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.