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INDICTMENT ISSUED AGAINST EKREM ZELKANOVIĆ (1964) FOR ILLICIT TRADE IN EXCISE PRODUCTS
01.12.2017. 14:42The accused is charged with unauthorized procuring and putting into circulation a larger quantity of tobacco products which were not marked with control and tax stamps as prescribed by the tax legislation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and which were intended for further sale, all for the purpose of acquiring unlawful material gain, in the period from 2014 to October of 2016, in Travnik Municipality.
The Indictment alleges that the accused was putting into illegal circulation tobacco products in such a manner that he bought from a third person around 140 kilograms of dry cut tobacco which was packed in seven plastic bags, and then he was packing the thus bought dry cut tobacco in plastic films and selling them to buyers known to him, wrapped in packages of 250 and 500 grams, whereby the damage to the budget of Bosnia and Herzegovina was caused.
The aforementioned accused person is charged with the commission of the criminal offence of Illicit Trade in Excise Products, as referred to in Article 210a, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Indictment has been forwarded to the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina 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).