Department II (Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption)

The Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption (Special Department II) was established with the forming of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Prosecutor’s Office of BiH) in 2003, when the Department consisted of only International Prosecutors, who were given authority pursuant  to then adopted amendments to the Law on the Prosecutor’s Office BiH.

Following that, the Department gradually included national Prosecutors, legal officers and other required staff.
As of the end of 2010, the Department is fully composed of national Prosecutors, and from 2011 only domestic employees work in the Department.  

The Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption deals with the prosecution of perpetrators of organized crime, economic crime, corruption, terrorism, smuggling of persons, trafficking in persons  and other criminal offenses under the jurisdiction of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as with providing mutual legal assistance in accordance with the law.
Two Deputy Chief Prosecutors head the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption.

The Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption has six Sections:

• Organized Crime Section
• Economic Crime Section
• Corruption Section
• Terrorism Section
• Trafficking and Smuggling in Persons Section
• Mutual Legal Assistance Section (covering other offences within the jurisdiction of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH)