AFTER PLEA AGREEMENT, ACCUSED OF HIGH CORRUPTION SENTENCED TO PRISON, FINE AND CONFISCATION OF UNLAWFUL PROPERTY GAIN

The accused, Rejhan Raković (1980) and Kenit Čakić (1994), pleaded guilty by agreement, after which they were found guilty in the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the following sentences were imposed on them:

- Rejhan Raković, a prison sentence of four years as the main penalty. In addition to the imposition of the proposed sentence, a security measure of banning him to perform the duties of a police officer in all police agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a period of five years from the date the judgment becomes final and binding was also proposed and imposed. Pursuant to Articles 110 and 111 of the Criminal Code of BiH, the unlawfully acquired property gain obtained in different currencies through the commission of the criminal offence and amounting to about BAM 100,000 was confiscated from the accused and the security measure of confiscation of items used in the commission of the crime was imposed on him;

- Kenit Čakić, a prison sentence of one year as the main penalty and, as a secondary penalty, a fine in amounting to BAM 1,000. Pursuant to Articles 110 and 111 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the unlawfully acquired property benefit obtained through the commission of the criminal offence and amounting to BAM 1,600 was confiscated from the accused and the security measure of confiscation of items used in the commission of the criminal offence was imposed on him.

The accused pleaded guilty to acting within a group, unlawfully demanding and receiving money from candidates in order to facilitate their passage in the competition and employment in the Border Police of BiH, and to acquire unlawful financial gain for themselves.

The defendants confessed to the criminal offence of Associating for the purpose of perpetrating criminal offences under Article 249, the criminal offence of Accepting gifts and other forms of benefit under Article 217 of the Criminal Code of BiH in conjunction with Article 54 of the same Code, and the accused Čakić also for the criminal offence of Giving gifts and other forms of benefit under Article 218 of the Criminal Code of BiH.

By signing the plea agreement, the accused waived their rights to a trial and to appeal the judgment handed down by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the basis of the agreement.

After accepting the agreement, the case against all the accused was legally terminated without further conducting court proceedings.