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CHIEF PROSECUTOR MET WITH MINISTER OF JUSTICE OF BIH
24.02.2023. 14:28The central topics of the meeting were related to the operational cooperation of the BiH Prosecutor’s Office and the Ministry of Justice, as two institutions operating at the judicial level of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Chief Prosecutor Kajganić emphasized the importance of ongoing activities related to the work on the agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and EUROJUST - the EU agency for criminal justice cooperation.
These activities, in which a Prosecutor of the BiH Prosecutor’s Office - the contact point for cooperation with this international agency, is involved, are considered a very important step in strengthening cooperation in the fight against international crime and enabling the institutions of BiH to use the instruments of international cooperation in their full capacity.They also discussed cooperation in the area of processing war crimes cases, the use of the Institute of Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) and other important issues.
Minister Bunoza emphasized the commitment of the Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina to strengthen the capacity of the judicial institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to provide support in strengthening international cooperation.
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).