APPEAL TO THE ACQUITTAL VERDICT OF THE COURT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA OF 27 DECEMBER 2013 IN THE CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST THE ACCUSED OSMAN BRKAN FILED

17.01.2014. 15:41 The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH filed an Appeal to the Verdict acquitting Osman Brkan for the war crimes committed in the territory of Konjic Municipality.

CUSTODY PROPOSED AGAINST A BRITISH CITIZEN

17.01.2014. 15:39 A Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH has put forward a Motion for Custody with the Court of BiH against a British citizen suspected of the criminal offense of Smuggling of Persons, as referred to in Article 189, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of BiH.

A MOTION FOR CUSTODY FILED AGAINST TWO SUSPECTS

17.01.2014. 15:01 A Prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH put forward a Motion with the Court of BiH seeking custody against two suspects for whom there is a grounded suspicion that they committed the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity, as referred to in Article 172, Paragraph 1, Item (h) of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

THREE PERSONS ACCUSED OF SMUGGLING OF PERSONS IN THE CASE OF SAFET AHMETAJ ET AL. ENTERED PLEA AGREEMENTS ADMITTING GUILT

16.01.2014. 15:05 Three persons accused of having committed the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250 in conjunction with the criminal offense of Smuggling of Persons  under Article 189 of the CC BiH have entered Plea Agreements admitting guilt.

TWO SUSPECTS DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY FOR THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY

15.01.2014. 15:37 Upon the order of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH, two persons suspected of war crimes committed in 1992, in the territory of Bileća Municipality, were deprived of liberty. The deprivation of liberty was carried out by the police officers of the State Investigation and Protection Agency of BiH, acting upon the order of a Prosecutor of the Special Department for War Crimes of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH.

BIH AND CROATIA ACT TOGETHER IN FIGHTING UNPUNISHED WAR CRIMES. GOOD RESULTS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN PROSECUTOR’S OFFICES OF BIH AND CROATIA BASED ON THE PROTOCOL ON COOPERATION IN WAR CRIMES CASES PROSECUTION

15.01.2014. 15:32 As a direct result of cooperation, judiciary of the Republic of Croatia has initiated activities in several cases pertaining to war crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose suspected perpetrators reside in the territory of the Republic of Croatia.

THE CHIEF PROSECUTOR MET WITH THE DELEGATION OF THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA

14.01.2014. 15:14 The central topics of the meeting pertained to the exchange of experience concerning the fight against organized crime and corruption. 

FOUR PERSONS ACCUSED OF ILLICIT INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN NARCOTIC DRUGS ENTERED INTO PLEA AGREEMENTS ADMITTING GUILT

14.01.2014. 15:09 The four persons accused of the illicit international trafficking in narcotic drugs entered into Plea Agreements admitting guilt.

PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF BiH INITIATED CHECKS DUE TO 1970 DEBTORS WHO FAILED TO PAY VALUE ADDED TAX IN THE AMOUNT OF 296 MILLION BAM

14.01.2014. 15:06 Upon the order of the Chief Prosecutor, a team of Prosecutors has been formed in the Prosecutor’s office of BiH to conduct intensive checks of the VAT arrears for approximately 1970 legal persons and economic entities whose names have recently been published, in order to determine whether there are elements for criminal prosecution of persons responsible for tax evasions and failure to pay taxes.  

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION OF KENYA VISITED THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF BIH

13.01.2014. 15:42 Delegation of the Judicial Service Commission of Kenya, consisting of representatives of the various judicial institutions, visited the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH. The aim of the visit was to provide input for the judicial officials from Kenya about the internal organization and capacities of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH, particularly in the area of prosecution of war crimes and organized crime.