The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNews
COLLEGIUM OF THE SPECIAL DEPARTMENT FOR WAR CRIMES (DEPARTMENT I) AND DEPARTMENT III OF THE BIH PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE HELD
27.09.2018. 12:08Acting Chief Prosecutor, Gordana Tadić, has held a Collegium of the Special Department or War Crimes and the Department III and has met with the Heads of the respective Departments, Heads of the Departments’ Sections, the Departments’ Prosecutors and Legal Officers.
The main topic for discussion at the Collegium was the manner in which the amended Criminal Procedure Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its provisions, as published in the ‘‘Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina’’ no. 65/18 on 21 September 2018, will be implemented in practice, within the work on the cases of the Special Department for War Crimes and the Department III, respectively.
Implementation of the amended provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code will make a significant contribution to the establishment of the rule of law and the security of citizens.
*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).
