The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNews
3 MORE PERSONS DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY WITHIN THE OPERATION "PATRIOT"
29.04.2013. 15:32During the course of activities in detection and prosecution of corruption offenses, performed at the request of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH, 3 more suspects were deprived of liberty.
The arrests took place in Mostar and Posušje.
These persons are suspected of having committed the criminal offenses of organized crime, illegal mediation, abuse of office or authority, and giving and accepting bribes, gifts or other forms of benefits.
Persons deprived of liberty shall be questioned within the legal deadline, following which a decision will be made whether custody motion should be filed or not.
The Prosecutor's Office of BiH continues its activities in this case with the aim to proceed with the indictment.
The activities that were carried out are the biggest of its kind in terms of detection of corruption offenses committed by high officials in the post-Dayton BiH.
*Note on the principle of presumption of innocence
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).
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).
