THREE PERSONS ACCUSED OF SMUGGLING OF PERSONS IN THE CASE V. SAVAŠ EREREN ET.AL CONCLUDED PLEA AGREEMENTS

Three accused persons in the Ereren Savaš et.al case, concluded plea agreements expressing their guilt for 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.

1.   The accused Muharrem Onel – born on September 12, 1975 in Gaziantep in the Republic of Turkey, residing in  Sarajevo, citizen of the Republic of Turkey – entered into plea agreement with the Prosecutor of Department III within the Prosecutor's Office of BiH. Pursuant to the agreement the Prosecutor agrees that the accused be rendered a one (1) year and eight (8) months imprisonment sentence by the Court of BiH.

2.   The accused Husnija Hrustić aka „Hule“ – born on January 30, 1963 in Doboj, residing Živinice, citizen of  BiH -  entered into plea agreement with the Prosecutor of Department III within the Prosecutor's Office of BiH. Pursuant to the agreement the Prosecutor agrees that the accused be rendered a one (1) year and three (3) months imprisonment sentence by the Court of BiH

3.   The accused Sead Omerović aka „Joja“ – born on April 7, 1964 in Vlasenica, residing in Bosanska Gradiška, citizen of BiH - entered into plea agreement with the Prosecutor of Department III within the Prosecutor's Office of BiH. Pursuant to the agreement the Prosecutor agrees that the accused be rendered a one (1) year imprisonment sentence by the Court of BiH.

Items used or intended for use in the commission of the criminal offense shall be forfeited from the accused as well as proceeds of crime.

By virtue of signing the agreements all of the accused persons fully admitted committing the criminal offenses they were charged with by the indictment of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH issued on May 14, 2013. The proposed sentences are in line with  the role of the accused persons in commission of the criminal offenses and aggravating and mitigating circumstances surrounding them.

The accused are charged to have, during the period from July to December 2012, acted jointly in the aim to acquire financial gain, performing mutually agreed and connected activities to handle organized illegal transfer - international smuggling of persons - citizens of the Republic of Turkey, through Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia into Slovenia and other European Union countries.

With these agreements the accused persons confirm that they are aware of the content of the indictment of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH. They also confirm that the plea statements were given voluntarily, knowingly and with full understanding of is legal consequences in line with Article 231 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Pursuant to these agreements the accused persons have waived their right to a trial as well as their right to appeal the criminal sanction that shall be rendered to them by the Court of BiH.

The agreements were submitted to the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.