The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNews
ACCUSED EMPLOYEE OF THE CEC BIH ADMITTED GUILT FOR CORRUPTIVE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF FORGING OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENT
31.01.2023. 12:12 The accused Jasmin Buljugić, born in 1966 in Sarajevo, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, pleaded guilty by agreement, after which he was sentenced before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina to a suspended prison sentence of one (1) year, which will not be carried out if the accused does not commit a new criminal offense within the period of two (2) years from the date of final judgement.
As a result of the disciplinary proceedings, the accused was removed from the civil service. He was declared guilty of the criminal offense of Forging of Official Document under Article 226, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The accused pleaded guilty to the fact that, as an employee of the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CEC), assigned to the position of senior expert associate for financial affairs, he took advantage of the position he was in, and entered false information into the official documents of the CEC in such a way that he falsified pay slips on the amount of personal income in his name, certified them with his signature and the official seal of the CEC, and submitted them to the bank with a request for loan approval. After considering the agreement the Court accepted it and the accused was sentenced to the above-mentioned sentence.*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).
