INDICTMENT FILED AGAINST SEVERAL CUSTOMS AND BORDER POLICE OFFICERS FOR CORRUPTION CRIMINAL OFFENCES

The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH filed an indictment against a total of 11 persons, four of whom are authorised officers - police officers of the Border Police of BiH and three of whom are authorised customs officers of the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) of BiH. The defendants are:

1.       Sejdin Šarić*, born in 1975 in Zenica, citizen of BiH

2.       Bojan Mitrović*, born in 1979 in Zenica, employed as a customs officer in the ITA BiH, citizen of BiH

3.       Darius Plotan*, aka “Dara”, born in 1978 in Feldkirch, Austria, employed as a customs officer in the ITA BiH, citizen of BiH

4.       Dragana Novaković*, aka “Daćka”, born in 1971 in Bosanski Novi, employed as a customs officer in the ITA BiH, citizen of BiH

5.       Sead Tihak*, born in 1973 in Gornji Vakuf, employed in the Border Police of BiH, citizen of BiH

6.       Mladen Nikolić*, so-called “Zenga”, born in 1972 in Slavonski Brod, employed with the Border Police of BiH, citizen of BiH

7.       Elvir Mehinagić*, born in 1979 in Prnjavor, employed with the Border Police of BiH, citizen of BiH

8.       Tedo Dukić*, born in 1984 in Banja Luka, employed with the Border Police of BiH, citizen of BiH and Serbia

9.       Igor Stokić*, born in 1990 in Doboj, citizen of BiH and the Republic of Croatia

10.   Mahir Haračić*, born in 1975 in Kakanj, citizen of BiH

11.   Armin Šarić*, born in 2001 in Zenica, citizen of BiH

It is alleged against the defendants that during 2024, most of them joined together to form a group of people for the purpose of committing criminal offences, which were committed in such a way that the defendants dealing in import of large quantities of various goods from the territory of Germany gave gifts in money or other gifts to employees of the customs and border police authorities at the border crossings Kozarska Dubica and Kostajnica in order to import large quantities of goods into the territory of BiH without adequate control.

The defendants are accused of having committed the criminal offences of Associating for the purpose of perpetrating criminal offences under Article 249 of the Criminal Code of BiH, Giving gifts and other forms of benefit under Article 218 of the Criminal Code of BiH, Receiving gifts and other forms of benefits under Article 217 of the Criminal Code of BiH and Illicit commerce under Article 267 of the Criminal Code of the Federation of BiH and Article 271 of the Criminal Code of Republika Srpska.

The indictment was forwarded to the Court of BiH for confirmation.