CEC filed 44 criminal reports to prosecutors over suspected crimes

(Patria) - The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina has, since 04.05.2022, when the 2022 General Elections were called, submitted 44 reports to the competent prosecutor's offices based on reasonable suspicion that a criminal offense had been committed. The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina mainly received information from citizens, and this information related to abuses of voter registration outside Bosnia and Herzegovina and voting by mail, voting via mobile teams, alleged vote buying, and all this information was submitted to the competent prosecutor's offices through reports.

Due to reasonable suspicion of falsification of ballots, the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina ex officio submitted reports to the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina will in the coming period analyze in detail all cases of irregularities within its jurisdiction.

For polling boards and municipal/city election commissions found to be responsible, misdemeanor proceedings will be initiated, fines will be imposed on members found personally responsible, and they will be banned from working in election administration bodies for a period of four years. For cases where suspicion of a criminal offense related to the electoral process arises during the proceedings, a report will be submitted to the competent prosecutor's office.