The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNews
OPERATION CODE NAMED "CLUSTER" COMBATING CORRUPTION CARRIED OUT BY ORDER OF THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF BIH
21.02.2023. 09:42
The activities are being carried out after a long-term investigation, together with SIPA, to suppress organized crime and systemic corruption linked to illegal issuance and trade of university diplomas in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
As part of the activity, several employees and senior officials of university and college institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina were detained.
During the course of searches a large amount of money originating from illegal activities was seized, and in accordance with the order of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, voluminous documentation and items were confiscated from a large number of institutions.
This operation is part of the efforts of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH and law enforcement agencies in the fight against systemic corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the detection and prosecution of persons who, by committing criminal offenses, cause great harm to the rule of law and all citizens, as well as the academic and university community in the segment of higher education in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
More information will be available after the activity is over.
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).
