The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNews
TWO ACCUSED PERSONS CONCLUDED PLEA AGREEMENTS
23.01.2013. 09:51-
Enes Mandal AKA „Pajser“, born on December 25, 1983 in Skoplje, with permanent residence in Ilidža municipality, BiH citizen. The prosecutor proposed that the accused Enes Mandal be sentenced to imprisonment in duration of two (2) to five (5) years by the Court of BiH, as well as that items used or intended for use in commission of the criminal offense and proceeds of crime be seized from him, and
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Miroslav Pajić AKA „Pajče“, born on June 20, 1988 in Sarajevo, residing in East Sarajevo, BiH citizen. The prosecutor proposed that the accused Miroslav Pajić be sentenced to imprisonment in duration of one (year) and six (6) moths to two (2) years by the Court of BiH.
By virtue of signing the agreements the two accused persons fully admitted committing the criminal offense they were charged with by the indictment of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH issued on December 9, 2011. They are charged with having joined an organized criminal group, which committed vehicle thefts and then resold the vehicles with forged documents with the intent of obtaining unlawful benefits.
Members of this organized group made forged public documents, altered public documents and hid evidence in the intent to prevent or hinder evidence gathering in criminal procedure.
The proposed sentences are in line with the roles of the accused persons in commission of the criminal offense.
By virtue of signing this agreement the two accused persons agreed to testify before the Court of BiH in the proceedings against the other accused persons upon acceptance of the plea agreement.
With this agreement the accused persons confirm that they are aware of the content of the indictment issued by the BiH Prosecutor's Office on December 9, 2011. They also confirm that the plea statements were given voluntarily, knowingly, with full understanding, without any coercion or persuasion 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 this agreement the aforementioned accused persons have waived their right 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.
This announcement does not prejudice the outcome of the criminal proceedings and does not violate the principle of the presumption of innocence. A person shall be considered innocent of a crime until guilt has been established by a final verdict (Article 3, paragraph 1 of the CPC BiH).
