Bosnians Organized Prostitution of Ukrainian Women in Austria and Germany

A prosecutor from the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption has filed an indictment against Tanjo Edib, born in 1963 in Goražde, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Hadžiahmetović Almir, known as „Garo“, born in 1980 in Sarajevo, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The accused are charged with organizing sexual services for money for a citizen of Ukraine, for whom the first accused enabled residence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the territory of the Republic of Austria and the Federal Republic of Germany during 2016, and the second accused is charged with assisting in organizing advertising and establishing contacts via the internet.

The indictment states that the first accused, after going to Ukraine, recruited another citizen of Ukraine to provide sexual services for money in Germany, whom he sent to Germany, where he organized her reception and accommodation for the purpose of providing sexual services with the help of the second accused.

The first accused received part of the money earned from prostitution through foreign exchange transactions from abroad, thereby obtaining illegal property benefits.

In the case codenamed „Pismo“ (Letter), the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina and law enforcement agencies have achieved significant international cooperation with partner agencies in Austria and Germany in the fight against the abuse of the difficult position of victims and their exploitation for the provision of sexual services abroad.

The indictment has been forwarded to the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for confirmation.