INDICTMENT ISSUED AGAINST MANAGING CUSTOMS OFFICER AT ITA BIH FOR CRIMINAL OFFENCE OF CORRUPTION

The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH has filed an indictment against Sabahudin Dizdarević* aka “Dino”, born in 1970 in Sarajevo. He is charged with entering false information into the official records of the Indirect Taxation Authority of BiH as a customs officer - head of the customs office at the Vitina Border Crossing Point, thereby obtaining illicit payments from the budget for himself in the amount of BAM 79,036.74. In this way, the defendant acquired illicit material gain and damaged the BiH budget for the stated amount. He is charged with committing the criminal offence of Fraud in office under Article 222 of the Criminal Code of BiH.

INDICTMENT FILED FOR ILLICIT TRADE IN EXCISE PRODUCTS

The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina filed an indictment against Husref Šačić* aka “Husko”, born in 1968 in Sarajevo, citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is accused of transporting 160 kg of finely cut tobacco in a passenger motor vehicle with the intention of placing the tobacco in further traffic, in which he was caught and prevented by police officers on the Tuzla-Orašje road. The defendant is accused of having committed the criminal offence of Illicit trade in excise goods under Article 210a (1) of the Criminal Code of BiH, in conjunction with Article 26 of the same Code.