In the building of the former economic bank in the center of Sarajevo, where staff will be located, the acquisition of furniture and installation of equipment for work will be remaining.
Federal USKOK, ie the special departments of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office and the Supreme Court of the FBiH in charge of combating corruption, organized and intercantonal crime, should start operating at the end of April.
Officers and employees
All activities, and depends on the start of the work of USKOK, they go their course. In the building of the former economic bank in the center of Sarajevo, where staff will be located, the purchase of furniture and installation of equipment for work remain. The tenders are announced and the completion of the procedure will be known for the start of the work.
In the meantime, the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council appointed prosecutors and judges into special departments, and Hrvoje Čabrajić was elected Head of Uskok. As we have been confirmed earlier in the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, competitions relating to the receipt of civil servants and employees, and the funds needed to operate USKOK are provided in this year’s federal budget.
Chabrajić confirmed for Liberation to rule a great interest in the beginning of the work of uskok, primarily journalists, who inquire every day when they will start working.
– However, I have to say that I am a formal-legal prosecutor of the Cantonal Prosecutor’s Office of Sarajevo Canton. Only when we get to duty, I can talk more about our future work, Chabrajic told us.
One of the key objectives of the establishment of USCOK is a more efficient fight against corruption and organized crime and in that sense achieving better results of the judiciary. Whether in the end of which, we were asked Nedeljko Tabaković, Judge the Basic Court of Brcko District.
– Corruptal crimes are not easily noticeable. They are complicated, so the knowledge of economics, economic law, public procurement is … therefore, the teamwork of different professions is needed. The quality of indictments and judgments for corruption crimes is needed. Weaknesses in detecting corrupt crimes are financial investigations that last long. When it comes to confiscation of illegally acquired property benefits, the case law has shown that it is almost impossible, very difficult to prove. There are a number of cases that are unsuccessfully completed due to illegal evidence, improper applications of special investigative actions, explains Tabaković for Liberation.
Human rights
In this sense, it is necessary, our interlocutor, pay special attention in determining special investigative actions, to fully comply with the legal procedure to prevent basic human rights violations.
– It takes good investigation planning, good knowledge of forensic accounting and do not allow the longevity of criminal proceedings. In any case, it should be left to make time and see the results of USKOK after a certain time, Judge Tabaković concludes.
After starting work, the Federal Uskok will take over 300 cases from cantonal prosecutors’ offices related to organized crime and corruption. Introducing the PSTV program of BiH, Chabrajić said that it is necessary to make a priority list of cases where prosecutors will work more active compared to others who are also solved within a reasonable time.
