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ACTION CODENAMED
15.07.2021. 13:08The searches are being conducted at a total of eighteen (18) locations, in several cities of both entities and in the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and they refer to searches of premises and facilities of two security companies. The activities are being carried out from the early morning hours, and they are aimed at several legal entities and branches that are the target of these activities.
The searches of security agencies’ facilities are being conducted in Banja Luka, Prijedor, Gradiška, Doboj, Bijeljina, Trebinje, Pale, Sarajevo, Brčko District, Tuzla, Zenica, Mostar, Vitez, Livno, Bihać, Sanski Most and Kozarac.
The suspected companies and persons in this case are under investigation for the criminal offense of Tax Evasion or Fraud, referred to in Article 210 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
According to the collected evidence, these tax evasions were committed during the operation of the aforementioned security agencies that are subjects of the investigation, and these tax evasions involve large sums of money.
Given that the activities are ongoing, the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot provide more information to the public and media at this time.
These activities represent the continuation of a resolute fight against criminal offenses in the field of financial crime, which cause damage to all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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).