The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina filed an indictment against 11 persons, including four policemen of the Border Police of BiH and three officials of the Administration for Indirect Taxation of BiH.
The defendants are charged with conspiring, accepting and giving bribes and facilitating the illegal import of large quantities of goods into Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The accused are:
- Šarić Sejdin (1975), citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bojan Mitrović (1979), customs officer of the ITA of BiH
- Plotan Darija – “Dara” (1978), customs officer of the ITA of BiH
- Dragana Novaković – “Daćka” (1971), customs officer of the ITA of BiH
- Tihak Sead (1973), police officer of the BiH GP
- Nikolić Mladen – “Zenga” (1972), police officer of the BiH GP
- Elvir Mehinagić (1979), policeman of the BiH General Police
- Dukić Tedo (1984), police officer of the General Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina, citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia
- Stokić Igor (1990), citizen of BiH and Croatia
- Mahir Haračić (1975), citizen of BiH
- Armin Šarić (2001), citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina
According to the indictment, during the year 2024, a large number of the accused conspired to commit corrupt criminal acts. Those engaged in the import of various goods from Germany, according to the Prosecutor’s Office, gave bribes in money or gifts to customs officials and police officers at the Kozarska Dubica and Kostajnica border crossings. In turn, officials allowed the entry of larger quantities of goods without adequate control.
The defendants are charged with the following crimes:
– Association for the purpose of committing criminal offenses (Article 249 of the CC of BiH)
– Giving gifts and other forms of benefit (Article 218 of the CC of BiH)
– Receiving gifts and other forms of benefit (Article 217 of the CC of BiH)
– Illegal trade (Article 267 of the FBiH CC and Article 271 of the RS CC)
The indictment has been forwarded to the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for confirmation, it says NOISE.
