THREE SUSPECTS IN THE CASE CODENAMED “PANDORA” SHALL BE HANDED OVER TO THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF BIH TODAY. SIGNIFICANT ROLE OF BIH BORDER POLICE IN THIS PART OF THE OPERATION

By order of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH, Border Police and SIPA officers arrested three more suspects within the framework of the operation combating financial crime and corruption codenamed “Pandora”.

BiH Border Police officers played a significant role in these activities of the operation “Pandora” and the director of the Border Police was in contact and coordination with the Chief Prosecutor.

The persons deprived of liberty are as follows:

-    Almedin Rožajac, born on November 25,  1985 in Vareš, with registered residence in Srebrenik, founder and the responsible person in “Jacha” d.o.o. /LLC/ company-Srebrenik;

-   Haris Krujezi, born on December 8,   1984 in Vareš, with registered residence in Vareš;

-   Nuri Škiljo, born on August 3, 1990 in Doboj, with registered place of residence in Mravići - Doboj Jug municipality.

These persons are under investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH and are suspected with having participated, as members of an organized crime group of the suspect Sadiković Anes, in illegal activities related to import of large quantities of textile goods, by way of drafting false invoices which reduced the value of the goods, as well as in other irregularities relating to customs and tax procedure on import to Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are suspected of having committed the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250, in conjunction with criminal offence of Tax Evasion under Article 210; criminal offense of Customs Fraud under Article 216 and criminal offense of Money Laundering under Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.    

These criminal offenses have caused great harm to the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the suspects have obtained major illegal profits.

Following the questioning of the suspects, the Assigned Prosecutor will decide whether to file motions for remand in custody or imposure of prohibiting measures for the suspects in accordance with the law.

Border Police officers have participated in the activities related to the apprehension of these individuals and prosecution of the suspects thus significantly contributing in the course of the investigation in the case codenamed “Pandora”. These activities indicate that the forming of joint teams of the Prosecutor’s Office and police agencies modeled on USKOK is already delivering significant results in the fight against organized crime.