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CUSTODY MOTION FOR ALL 7 SUSPECTED OF WAR CRIMES IN BALATUN NEAR BIJELJINA
06.12.2021. 08:39After questioning the suspects, the Assigned Prosecutor of the Special Department for War Crimes filed a motion to the Court of BiH to order custody for all 7 suspects who were deprived of liberty in the SIPA operation conducted pursuant to order of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH.
Custody was requested for the reasons described in Article 132 (1) (a) and (b) i.e. due to risk of flight and risk that the suspects could obstruct the investigation, conceal evidence and influence witnesses or accomplices.
The motion to order custody was sent to the Court of BiH, which ordered custody pursuant to the motion.
*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).
