Operation Drum: Police officers took money, abused their position

(Patria) - On 10/12/2022, police officers of the Federal Police Administration, under the supervision of the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office of Sarajevo Canton, are carrying out activities within their jurisdiction in an operational-tactical operation codenamed "Drum" due to suspicion of committing the criminal offenses of "Receiving a reward or other benefit for trading influence" under Article 382, and "Abuse of position or authority" under Article 383 of the Criminal Code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

As part of the aforementioned activities, and by order of the Municipal Court in Sarajevo, searches were carried out at five locations in the Sarajevo Canton area, during which five individuals were deprived of their liberty: M.K. (1971), A.F. (1971), J.K. (1991), M.H. (1974), and Š.A. (1975). These individuals are authorized officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton.

The individuals deprived of their liberty are accused of having, in the past year, directly or indirectly demanded, received, and accepted monetary rewards, other benefits, and promises of rewards for themselves or others, using their official position, mediating for an official in the Federation to perform or not perform an official act, and as officials in the Federation, they have exploited their official position and authority, exceeding the limits of their official authority and failing to perform their official duties, thereby acquiring unlawful property benefits for themselves or others in an as yet undetermined amount.

The individuals deprived of their liberty will be handed over to the jurisdiction of the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office of Sarajevo Canton after criminal processing, along with a report on the committed criminal offense and perpetrators.