Overview of major activities for the week between 29 December and 31 December 2025.
INDICTMENT FILED FOR CRIMINAL OFFENCE OF SMUGGLING OF PERSONS
The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH filed an indictment against Saša Šebek*, born in 1978 in Trebinje, a citizen of BiH and the Republic of Serbia. He is charged that on 31 May 2023, with the aim of acquiring illicit property gain, he admitted 15 migrants - Turkish citizens into a freight vehicle in the parking area near the Banja Luka-Gradiška highway with the intention of transporting them towards the state border between BiH and the Republic of Croatia. The defendant is charged with having committed the criminal offence of Smuggling of persons set out in Article 189 (1) of the Criminal Code of BiH, in conjunction with Article 26 of the same Code.
INDICTMENT FILED AGAINST CUSTOMS OFFICER FOR CRIMINAL OFFENCE OF CORRUPTION
The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH filed an indictment against Novo Đukić* aka “Đuka”, born in 1972 in Kotor Varoš, a citizen of BiH. He is charged that on June 5 of this year, acting as a customs officer of the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) of BiH at the Border Crossing Point Kozarska Dubica, with the aim of acquiring illicit property gain, he accepted and received a gift in money in order not to perform what he otherwise ought to perform under the law within his official function, that is, not to perform the procedure for customs clearance of goods, whereby he is charged with having committed the criminal offence of accepting a gift or other forms of benefit as set out in Article 217 (1) of the Criminal Code of BiH.
INDICTMENT FILED AGAINST A CUSTOMS OFFICER OF ITA BIH FOR CRIMINAL OFFENCE OF CORRUPTION
The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH filed an indictment against Slobodan Nešković *, born in 1972 in Doboj, employed as a customs officer of the Indirect Taxation Authority ITA of BiH at the Border Crossing Point Brod. He is charged that on 30 July 2025, while performing the duties of an authorised person - customs officer, he requested and accepted a gift in order not to perform the mandatory customs clearance procedure on import of car parts to the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is charged of having accepted a gift as an authorised person in the institutions of BiH with the intention of acquiring illicit property gain in order not to perform an official act that he ought to perform, whereby he committed the criminal offence of Accepting gifts and other forms of benefit set out in Article 217 (1) of the Criminal Code of BiH.
INDICTMENT FILED AGAINST CUSTOMS OFFICER OF ITA BIH FOR CRIMINAL OFFENCE OF CORRUPTION
The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH filed an indictment against Aleksandar Praštalo* aka “Aco”, born in 1971 in Banja Luka, a citizen of BiH and the Republic of Slovenia, employed as a customs officer of the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) at the Border Crossing Point Gradiška.
The charges against him are that on 12 June 2025, while performing the duties of an authorised person-customs officer, he requested and accepted a gift in order not to perform the mandatory customs clearance procedure on import of car parts to the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is charged with having received a gift as an authorised person in the institutions of BiH with the intention of acquiring illicit property gain for not performing an official act that he ought to perform, whereby he committed the criminal offence of Accepting a gift or other forms of benefit set out in Article 217 (1) of the Criminal Code of BiH.
INDICTMENT FILED AGAINST CUSTOMS OFFICER OF ITA BIH FOR CRIMINAL OFFENCE OF CORRUPTION
The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH filed an indictment against Nedeljko Budić * aka “Šerif” /Sheriff/, born in 1970 in Skender Vakuf / Kneževo, a citizen of BiH, employed as a customs officer of the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) of BiH at the Border Crossing Point Gradina.
He is charged that on 23 July 2025, at the Border Crossing Point Gradina, where he performed the duties of a customs officer, he requested and accepted a gift in order not to perform the mandatory customs clearance procedure on import of goods to the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is charged with having accepted a gift as an authorised person in the institutions of BiH with the intention of acquiring illicit property gain for not performing an official act he ought to perform, whereby he committed the criminal offence of Accepting a gift or other forms of benefit set out in Article 217 (1) of the Criminal Code of BiH.
INDICTMENT FILED FOR CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF CORRUPTION
The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH filed an indictment against Nermin Bečić*, born in 1999 in Tuzla, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Anto Lukačević*, born in 1975 in Orašje, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia, employed as a police officer in the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The accused Bečić is charged with having offered a gift in money to an authorised person in the institutions of BiH - the accused Lukačević, a police officer at the International Border Crossing Point Šamac, while operating a freight motor vehicle, in exchange for not performing an official action that the latter was required to perform, namely, not to check a large quantity of goods subject to border and customs control, and Lukačević, as an authorised person in the institutions of BiH, accepted the gift and kept the amount of money for himself in exchange for not performing the official action he ought to perform. The accused are charged with having committed the criminal offences, namely the accused Nermin Bečić – the criminal offence of giving a gift and other forms of benefit as set out in Article 218 of the Criminal Code of BiH, and the accused Anto Lukačević – the criminal offence of accepting a gift and other forms of benefit as set out in Article 217 of the Criminal Code of BiH.