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INDICTMENT ISSUED FOR SMUGGLING OF PERSONS
12.06.2020. 09:12
- MARKO JURKOVIĆ, born in 1989 in Mostar, with a criminal record, citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia.
The accused is charged that, with an intention to acquire unlawful property gain, he tried to illegally transfer from BiH, outside the area of the border-crossing point, Turkish citizens who did not meet the conditions for legal entry into the Republic of Croatia.
He is charged of having transported the smuggled persons by a motor vehicle, for monetary compensation, from the direction of Bijača towards Pozla Gora in the Republic of Croatia, where he was discovered and prevented by officers of the BiH Border Police.
The Accused is charged with the criminal offence of Smuggling of Persons under Article 189 (1) in conjunction with Article 26 (1) of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The indictment was forwarded to the Court of BiH for confirmation.
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