INDICTMENT ISSUED AGAINST FOUR PERSONS IN THE CASE PERTAINING TO THE MISUSE OF THE CIPS DOCUMENTS

Subsequent to an extensive investigation, an Indictment was issued against persons who had been unlawfully facilitating the illegal acquisition of citizenship and documents of Bosnia and Herzegovina for financial compensation.

The Indictment has been forwarded to the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for confirmation. s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued an Indictment against the following persons: 1. Slaviša Trifunović, born on 01 January 1975 in Rainovci, in Croatia, resident of Bijeljina, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia; 2. Krsto Jokić, born on 30 March 1966 in Sarajevo, resident of Bijeljina, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina; 3. Dragana Knežević, born on 08 April 1974 in Bijeljina, resident of Bijeljina, employed as an expert associate for permanent and temporary residence, ID cards and Personal Identification Number (JMBG) issues at the CIPS Bijeljina of the Public Security Center in Bijeljina within the Republika Srpska Ministry of the Interior; and 4. Zoran Trnovac, born on 22 August 1964 in Zemun, resident of Ugljeva /sic/, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. These accused persons are charged with becoming members of an organized criminal group founded by the first accused Trifunović, for the purpose of acquiring illegal material gain by way of enabling the CIPS registration based on forged documentation and illegal procurement of BiH documents to persons who are not entitled to identification documents and citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the course of investigation, in 2007, it was determined that these accused persons made possible for an undercover SIPA Investigator with the pseudonym of X to illegally acquire the documents of Bosnia and Herzegovina, namely, a BiH identity card and a BiH travel document. The perpetration of these criminal offenses caused damage to Bosnia and Herzegovina and harmed our country’s international reputation, as well as the security and confidentiality of the identification documents system. These accused persons are charged with the commission of the criminal offenses of Associating for the Purpose of Perpetrating Criminal Offences, Forging of Official Document and Abuse of Office or Official Authority. The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina resumes its fight against all types of organized crime, particularly against those types of crime that harm the security of our citizens and our country’s international reputation on its path to European integrations. More indictments against several persons are expected to be issued as part of this investigation in the period to follow. The Indictment has been forwarded to the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for confirmation.