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THE ACCUSED MILE KRSTIĆ (1976) CONCLUDED A PLEA AGREEMENT
18.02.2013. 15:20The accused Mile Krstić – born on July 10, 1976 in Zvornik, with permanent residence in Kozluk, currently staying in Belgrade, BiH citizen - entered into a plea agreement with the Prosecutor of Department III within the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH.
By virtue of signing the agreement the accused fully admitted committing the criminal offense he was charged with by the indictment of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH issued on September 11, 2012.
Pursuant to the agreement the Prosecutor and the defense agree that the accused Mile Krstić be rendered an imprisonment sentence in duration of six (6) months by the Court of BiH that shall not be executed providing that the accused does not commit another criminal offense within a period of one (1) year following the final verdict.
The proposed sentence is in line with the role of the accused in commission of the criminal offense.
With this agreement the accused confirms that he is aware of the content of the indictment issued by the BiH Prosecutor's Office. He also confirms that the plea statement was given voluntarily, knowingly, with full understanding without coercion or persuasion and undertakes to reimburse the costs of the criminal proceedings in the amount that may eventually be determined by the Court of BiH.
Pursuant to this agreement the accused has waived his right to a trial and appeal to the criminal sanction that shall be rendered to him by the Court of BiH.
The agreement was submitted to the Court of 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).