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INDICTMENT ISSUED AGAINST THREE PERSONS FOR COUNTERFEITING OF MONEY
12.12.2013. 12:24Prosecutor of Department III within the Prosecutor's Office of BiH issued an indictment against the following persons:
- Asmir Okičić, born on April 13, 1984 in Čelić municipality where he resides, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
- Elvis Medić, born on January 30, 1988 in Čelić municipality where he resides a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Samir Fejzić aka "Šopo", born on July 8, 1979 in Čelić municipality, residing in Brčko, BiH citizen.
The accused persons: Asmir Okičić and Elvis Medić are charged to have in the afternoon of April 4, 2013 paid for purchased goods in a shop located in the municipality of Čelić with a counterfeit banknote of BAM 50.00 aware that the banknote was a counterfeit. On the same day they attempted to buy goods in the second store and pay with the counterfeit BAM 50.00 banknote but failed because the saleswoman suspected that the banknote was not genuine.
On the same day in the evening hours, the accused Asmir Okičić and Elvis Medić bought three overalls in the municipality of Lopare and paid with banknotes they knew were counterfeits. Asmir Okičić paid with a counterfeit banknote of BAM 50.00 and Elvis Medić paid with a counterfeit banknote of BAM 20.00.
As the indictment alleges, on April 8, 2013 the accused Asmir Okičić and Elvis Medić again went to Lopare municipality to buy clothing at the same place where they previously purchased overalls with the intent to again pay with the counterfeit banknotes, but were prevented in their actions by police officers of PS Lopare. On this occasion the two men voluntarily surrendered the counterfeit bills that were in their possession. Elvis Medić had four Euro 100 banknotes in his possession as well as three banknotes of BAM 50 and Asmir Okičić had two counterfeit banknotes of BAM 50 in his possession. The accused Asmir Okičić voluntarily surrendered, on the same day, the copier-scanner and three more counterfeit banknotes of EUR 100, which were in his house.
The accused Samir Fejzić drove the accused Okičić and Medić in his motor vehicle, each time the two wanted to use counterfeit banknotes to pay for goods purchased in the municipalities of Čelić and Lopare.
The accused Asmir Okičić and Elvis Medić are charged with putting counterfeit money into circulation as genuine, and the accused Samir Fejzić is charged with knowing that counterfeit money was put into circulation and failing to report it. By doing so the accused Asmir Okičić and Elvis Medić committed the criminal offense of Counterfeiting of Money under Article 205, Paragraph 1 of the CC BiH in conjunction with Article 54 of the CC BiH, all in conjunction with Article 29 of the same Code; the accused Samir Fejzić committed the criminal offense of Counterfeiting of Money under Article 205 Paragraph 4 of the CC BiH, in conjunction with Article 54 of the same Code.
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).