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INDICTMENT ISSUED AGAINST TWO PERSONS FOR SMUGGLING OF GOODS
16.05.2013. 15:15Prosecutor of the Department III within the Prosecutor's Office of BiH has issued an Indictment against the following persons:
- Stevo Palić aka Faca, born on 07 November 1978 in Gradačac, resident of Odžak Municipality, citizen of BiH, and
- Ilija Kurešević, born on 09 October 1978 in Vukovar, resident of Odžak Municipality, citizen of BiH.
As alleged in the Indictment, on 30 March 2009, in Odžak Municipality, these accused persons illegally moved across the customs line 25 cartons (12,500 boxes in the value of KM 25,000.00) of Ronhill cigarettes, from the Republic of Croatia to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a trailer of a tractor, avoiding customs control measures.
These accused persons were discovered while committing the aforementioned activity and prevented by authorized officers of the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In this way, by avoiding customs control measures and without appropriate approval, these accused persons moved across the customs line goods the import of which demands special approval, whereby they committed the criminal offense of Smuggling of Goods, as referred to in Article 214, Paragraph 1, of the Criminal Code of BiH.
The Indictment was forwarded to the Court of BiH for confirmation.
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).
