EUROPEAN COMMISSION PUBLISHED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STRUCTURAL DIALOGUE MEETING ACKNOWLEDGING THE NEED FOR STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITIES FOR PROSECUTION OF WAR CRIMES IN THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE OF BIH

15.04.2013. 14:33 Following the meeting held within the framework of the Structured Dialogue on Justice between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina, held in Brčko on April 8-9, 2013 the European Commission has published the recommendations relating to the activities necessary to improve certain segments of the judiciary, including prosecution of war crimes.

CHIEF PROSECUTOR OF THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF BIH ATTENDED THE REGIONAL MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON THE FIGHT AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME

12.04.2013. 15:55 Ministry of Justice and Public Administration and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with the main partners of the Conference - the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the Swedish National Police Board (Program "Development of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia 2012-2014"" organized the regional ministerial conference "Combating against organized crime, corruption and judicial cooperation in the SEE region’’ in Belgrade on April 11-12, 2013.      

REGIONAL OPERATION CODENAMED

12.04.2013. 15:09 Prosecutor's Offices and Police Agencies of the countries in the region have carried out their largest joint operation in the fight against international drug smuggling.

CUSTODY MOTION FOR TWO PERSONS AND A MOTION FOR IMPOSURE OF PROHIBITING MEASURES ON ONE PERSON FILED

12.04.2013. 15:05 The Prosecutor's Office of BiH filed a motion to the Court of BiH to remand two persons in custody and to impose prohibiting measures on one person, all suspected of several crimes, including: organized crime under Article 250 of the CC BiH, the criminal offense of Organized Crime  under Article 383a of the Criminal Code of RS in conjunction with First Degree Murder under Article 149 of the CC RS, the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 383a of the CC RS in conjunction with the criminal offense of Aggravated Robbery under Article 233 of the CC RS.

CHIEF PROSECUTOR MET WITH THE DELEGATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF BIH

11.04.2013. 15:22 Chief Prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH - Goran Salihović, met with the delegation of the Constitutional Court of BiH led by the President Valerija Galić and including judges Mato Tadić and Mirsad Ćeman and the Registrar Zvonko Mijan. The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Council of Europe.      

MOTION FOR REMAND IN CUSTODY AND IMPOSURE OF PROHIBITING MEASURES FILED

11.04.2013. 15:06 The Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption within the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH  filed a motion to the Court of BiH to remand two persons in custody and to impose prohibitive measures on five persons due to grounded suspicion that they have committed the criminal offense of Organized Crime under Article 250 in conjunction with the criminal offense of Counterfeiting of Money under Article 205 of the Criminal Code of BiH.

CHIEF PROSECUTOR MET WITH THE AMBASSADOR OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN TO BIH

10.04.2013. 15:15 Chief Prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH - Goran Salihović met with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden in our country - H.E. Bo William Hedberg.      

BY ORDER OF THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE OF BIH THE OPERATION LUTKA CONTINUED. SIX SUSPECTS WERE DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY

10.04.2013. 15:13 By order of the Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime, and Corruption within the Prosecutor's Office of BiH, police officers of the State Investigation and Protection Agency - SIPA, RS MoI and Sarajevo Canton MoI carried out a joint operation aimed at arrests and raids on several locations across the country, as part of  the ongoing operation codenamed "Lutka" /Doll/.

INDICTMENT ISSUED AGAINST ONE PERSON FROM MONTENEGRO FOR ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN NARCOTIC DRUGS

10.04.2013. 15:05 Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption within the Prosecutor's Office of BiH issued an indictment against the following person:

LOCAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH ROUNDTABLE FOCUSING ON THE WORK OF JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS HELD IN MODRIČA

10.04.2013. 15:02 The roundtable in Modriča was organized with the aim of introducing the work of the Prosecutor's Office and the Court of BiH to local communities throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. Representative of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH attended and presented on the history, organization, and the results to date of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH.