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INDICTMENT ISSUED AGAINST DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF DEPARTMENT IN INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY - OSA BIH
22.10.2020. 15:36
The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina has filed an indictment against:
- Osman Mehmedagić, born in 1962, Director of OSA BiH
- Muhamed Pekić, born in 1991, Head of Cyber Security Department at OSA BiH
The accused are charged that, during August 2020, they abused their office or authority, as well as the resources and capacities of the Intelligence and Security Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina for private and personal interests, in order to obtain information and photographs of the sender of an anonymous criminal report against the OSA Director.
In performing these actions, the accused repeatedly abused their office, as well as the official procedures and official actions established by law, and violated the right to inviolability of written and postal communication guaranteed by the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Conventions on Human Rights.
Pursuant to Article 126a (1) (a), (b) and (c) of the Criminal Procedure Code of BiH, the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH sent a motion that a measure of prohibiting the performance of official duties of OSA Director and employee and a ban on contact with employees of OSA BiH be imposed on the accused Mehmedagić and Pekić so that the proceedings could be conducted without any impediments.
The indictment was 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).
