Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption within the BiH Prosecutor's Office entered into a plea agreement with the following persons:

1. Esad BEGIĆ (1959), residing in Cazin municipality, BiH citizen,
2. Maho ĆUFUROVIĆ (1953), residing in Velika Kladuša, citizen of BiH and the Republic of Croatia,
3. Husein HODŽIĆ (1953), residing Velika Kladuša, citizen of BiH, and
4. Elvira FELIĆ (1979), residing in Bihać, citizen of BiH.

By virtue of signing the agreement the accused persons fully admitted committing the criminal offenses they were charged with by the indictment of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH issued on January 12, 2012 that was confirmed by the Court of BiH on January 25, 2012.

The prosecutor and the defense agree that pursuant to the agreement the accused persons be rendered the following sentences by the Court of BiH:

-        that Esad BEGIĆ be rendered an imprisonment sentence in the duration of one (1) year and six (6) months that shall not be executed providing that the accused does not commit another criminal offense within the period of three (3) years as well as that a security measure - forfeiture of objects used or planned to be used in the commission of the crime and proceeds of crime be imposed,

-        that Maho ĆUFUROVIĆ be rendered a suspended sentence of imprisonment in duration of six (6) months, that shall not be executed providing that the accused does not commit another criminal offence for one (1) year (probation period),

-        that Husein HODŽIĆ be rendered a suspended sentence of imprisonment in duration of six (6) months, that shall not be executed providing that the accused does not commit another criminal offence for one (1) year (probation period), as well as that a security measure - forfeiture of objects used or planned to be used in the commission of the crime and proceeds of crime be imposed, and

-        that Elvira FELIĆ be rendered an imprisonment sentence in the duration of six (6) months, that shall not be executed providing that the accused does not commit another criminal offence within a two (2) year period (probation period).

The proposed sentence is in line with the role of the accused persons in commission of the criminal offense listed in the indictment in the case vs. Ramo BRKIĆ et al.

By virtue of the plea agreements the accused have pledged to testify on all facts they are familiar with in this case as well as all perpetrators, co-perpetrators and accomplices in the commission of the crime. The accused agree to testify before the Court of BiH when summoned by the Court of BiH.

With this agreement the accused confirm that they are aware of the content of the indictment issued by the BiH Prosecutor's Office. They also confirms that the plea statements were given voluntarily, knowingly and with full understanding, and undertake to reimburse the costs of the criminal proceedings in the amount that may eventually be determined by the Court of BiH.

Pursuant to these agreements the accused waived their rights to a trial and appeal to the criminal sanction that shall be rendered to them by the Court of BiH.

The agreements were submitted to the Court of BiH.