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TWO ACCUSED PERSONS CONCLUDED PLEA AGREEMENTS
23.01.2013. 15:20-
Dejan Jokić, born on August 31, 1990 in Loznica, permanently residing in Zvornik, BiH citizen. The prosecutor proposed that the accused Dejan Jokić be rendered an imprisonment sentence in duration of one (1) year and six (6) months by the Court of BiH that shall not be executed providing that the accused does not commit another criminal offense within the next four (4) years, and
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Semir Šehović aka „Tuce“, born on August 9, 1987 in Sarajevo where he resides, BiH citizen.. The prosecutor proposed that the accused Semir Šehović be rendered an imprisonment sentence in duration of one (1) year by the Court of BiH, as well as that items used or intended for use in commission of the criminal offense and proceeds of crime be seized from him.
By virtue of signing the agreements the two accused persons fully admitted committing the criminal offense they were charged with by the indictment of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH issued on December 9, 2011. They are charged with having joined an organized criminal group, which committed vehicle thefts and then resold the vehicles with forged documents with the intent of obtaining unlawful benefits.
Members of this organized group made forged public documents, altered public documents and hid evidence in the intent to prevent or hinder evidence gathering in criminal procedure.
The proposed sentences are in line with the roles of the accused persons in commission of the criminal offense.
By virtue of signing this agreement the two accused persons agreed to testify before the Court of BiH in the proceedings against the other accused persons upon acceptance of the plea agreement.
With this agreement the accused persons confirm that they are aware of the content of the indictment issued by the BiH Prosecutor's Office on December 9, 2011. They also confirm that the plea statements were given voluntarily, knowingly, with full understanding, without any coercion or persuasion and undertake to reimburse the costs of the criminal proceedings in the amount that may eventually be determined by the Court of BiH
Pursuant to this agreement the aforementioned accused persons have waived their right to a trial and appeal to the criminal sanction that shall be rendered to them by the Court of BiH.
The agreements were submitted to the Court of BiH
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