The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNews
CUSTODY MOTION FILED FOR A TURKISH CITIZEN SUSPECTED OF MONEY LAUNDERING
04.01.2012. 15:26After questioning the suspect the Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption within the Prosecutor's Office of BiH filed a motion to the Court of BiH to remand the following person into custody:
Ali Kocak, born on August 18, 1972 in Beyşehir - Republic of Turkey, citizen of the Republic of Turkey.
The suspect was deprived of liberty in a coordinated operation of SIPA and SC MoI officers. An international Interpol warrant was issued for the suspect by the United Arab Emirates.
The suspect Ali Kocak is under investigation by the Prosecutor's Office of BiH and is suspected of committing the criminal offense of Money Laundering in BiH, by way of purchasing business facilities and enterprises with money of questionable legality.
Motion for custody was filed on grounds stipulated under Article 132 of the CC BiH, and due to the fact that the suspect is not a citizen of BiH and that there is a risk he would leave BiH, if at liberty, and thus render himself unavailable to the judicial authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Prosecutor's Office of BiH filed a custody motion to the Court of BiH and continues to investigate the matter, with the aim to shed some light on the criminal offense that the suspect is charged to have committed.
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).
