The Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Prosecutor's Office issued an indictment against Gani Kovači - born on April 10, 1960 in Podujevo in Kosovo, residing in Mostar, BiH citizen, currently in prison in Zenica serving a sentence of imprisonment of eight (8) years rendered by the first-instance verdict of the Court of BiH on April 8, 2010 for the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250 of the CC BiH in conjunction with the criminal offense of Smuggling of Persons under Article 189 of the CC BiH.
According to the indictment, Gani Kovači has, during time between the rendering of the aforementioned verdict of the Court of BiH and going to prison i.e. during the period from February 10, 2009 to March 26, 2009 as a member of an international criminal organization involved in smuggling of persons in order to acquire unlawful gain, participated in the organization, supervision and realization of the unlawful transfer of a large number of illegal migrants from Kosovo via Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia to Italy.
The accused has, in cooperation with one or more unidentified persons from the territory of Kosovo, organized the arrival of illegal migrants on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina and their stay in the Mostar area, and has then, in cooperation and consultation with persons known to him, coordinated their transfer from BiH to Croatia and then further through Slovenia to Italy.
As alleged in the indictment, Gani Kovači has performed illegal transfer of migrants across the state border of BiH and Croatia to Italy on four occasions with the intent to acquire unlawful gain.
The indictment charges Gani Kovači with the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250, Paragraph 1 of the CC BiH, in conjunction with the criminal offense of Smuggling of Persons under Article 189, Paragraph 1 of the CC BiH.
The indictment was forwarded to the Court of BiH for confirmation.