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THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF BIH CARRIES OUT ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CASE OF CORRUPTION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN LARGER AMOUNTS OF FIREARMS AMMUNITION
11.02.2022. 13:37
The activities are being conducted as part of the investigation into the corruption activities and abuse of office by the said employee and are related to the illicit trafficking in large quantities of ammunition for firearms intended for the illegal market.
There is a suspicion that the Federation Police Administration (FUP) employee, who was otherwise in charge of procurement and storage of ammunition, committed through abuse and embezzlement in office the criminal offence of illicit trafficking by illicitly trafficking several thousand (about 7,500) pieces of ammunition for firearms, the procurement and trade of which is prohibited to citizens and which were intended for placement on the illegal arms market and the acquisition of illegal property.
The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH, partner institutions and law enforcement agencies are taking intensive activities in the fight against corruption behaviour and abuse of office in BiH institutions.
Investigative activities are continuing intensively.
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).
