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THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF BIH CONDUCTED ALL PROCEDURAL ACTIVITIES BEFORE ISSUING INDICTMENT IN THE CASE OF LJUBAN EĆIM
24.01.2020. 11:07In the case against Ljuban Ećim, who is charged with committing Crimes against Humanity in Kotor Varoš and surrounding area, the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH formally proposed the summoning of 261 witnesses and provided about 1450 pieces of material evidence, as well as the Record on Questioning of the Suspect.
The Questioning of the Suspect, in the presence of his lawyer, was organized on 26 June 2019 at the Higher Court of Belgrade, War Crimes Department, as the suspect is on the run and inaccessible to BiH judicial authorities. The Record on Questioning of the Suspect no. PomUk-Po2 44/2019 was made by the Higher Court in Belgrade and submitted to the Court of BiH.
The decision to confirm or reject an Indictment is a procedural action of the Court of BiH, which the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH cannot comment on.
The Assigned Prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH will again submit the indictment to the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the victims and the injured parties expect and deserve justice in this case.
*Note on the principle of presumption of innocence
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).
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).
